ZCOOL Cool Hei
ZCOOL Kuhei
Type specimen
The specimen uses the official Google Fonts subset when available, otherwise a font installed on this device. If neither exists the browser falls back to a system font, so treat the official download page as authoritative.
About this font
A joint charity title face from ZCOOL and Reeji, Cool Hei is the loud sibling of Gaoduan Hei: thick strokes, narrow widths, hard-cut terminals and a raised centre of gravity - engineered for shouting, not whispering. Its character set follows the GB2312 plus Latin norm in a single weight. The design nods to American condensed-bold sports poster traditions on a Chinese square frame, which is exactly why it works for headlines. Note the official release is a trial edition: common characters are complete, rare ones may be missing, so flow your full copy once before publishing.
Where it works best
Best at sale-event key visuals, fitness and match posters, festival KV, short-video covers, game announcements. Keep it to short titles above roughly 60 px / 24 pt where two to eight characters show off its density; return to Source Han Sans or PuHuiTi for supporting copy to build the classic bold-title-over-neutral-body stack. It sings on dark grounds with bright type; on light backgrounds the heavy strokes need air.
| Weights | 1 |
|---|---|
| First release | 2015 |
| Designed by | Reeji & ZCOOL |
| Rights holder | ZCOOL |
| Scripts | Chinese |
| Licence | ZCOOL free ZCOOL Free Font Series Licence |
| Variable font | Not supported |
Licence and commercial boundaries
Licence:ZCOOL Free Font Series Licence
The shared terms of ZCOOL's charity series: free for society-wide commercial use, no application; never rename the font, never resell the files; copyright with ZCOOL and design credit with the creators. Other ZCOOL-hosted fonts are not free - only those named on the series page qualify.
Same series terms: free for society-wide commercial use, no renaming, no resale of files. Because it shipped as a trial edition, glyph coverage may differ across versions - pull the current file from ZCOOL's series page for serious work and screenshot its licence statement.
Hard restrictions
- No renaming.
- No selling files.
- Trial edition may lack rare glyphs - check your copy before publishing.
Official channels
- Go to official download → https://www.zcool.com.cn/special/zcoolfonts/
- Read the original licence → https://www.zcool.com.cn/special/zcoolfonts/
Last verified:2026-09-07
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