Metamorphous
Metamorphous is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 19% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Metamorphous
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 Metamorphous from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metamorphous itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 624.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 748.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 332.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Metamorphous
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.
- Headland One Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Merriweather Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Martel Regularloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- LINE Seed JP Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Quando Regularloosely similar widths (48.8 units)
- Montserrat Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Encode Sans Expanded Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Montserrat Underline Regularloosely similar widths (49.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Metamorphous?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Metamorphous itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Metamorphous free to use?
Metamorphous is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Metamorphous?
By measured letter widths, Headland One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 43.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Metamorphous support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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