Metal Regular
Metal Regular is the weight 400 face of Metal, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 23% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 405.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 571 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 400.4 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Metal Regular
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Ramaraja Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Neuton Lightloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Neuton ExtraLightloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Cormorant Upright Lightloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Neuton Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Gupter Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Cormorant Upright Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Metal Regular
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Metal Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metal Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Metal Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ramaraja Regular has the closest letter widths to Metal Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 37.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Metal Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 400.4 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Metal Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Metal font, and sets new letters in Metal Regular.
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