Metropolis vs Red Hat Display
Red Hat Display is about 3% narrower than Metropolis in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
Handgloves 2026
Handgloves 2026
| Metropolis | Red Hat Display | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sans serif | Sans serif |
| Weights | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black | Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable font | No | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 512.3 | 497.8 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 1 | 2 |
| Licence | Unlicense | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black.
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Questions people ask
+Is Red Hat Display a good replacement for Metropolis?
Red Hat Display is about 3% narrower than Metropolis in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 33.5 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Metropolis or Red Hat Display?
Metropolis is wider, by about 3% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin. Only Red Hat Display has Central European.
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