Metrophobic
Metrophobic is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Metrophobic
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 Metrophobic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metrophobic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 514.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 684.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 263.7 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Metrophobic
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.
- TASA Orbiter Regularsimilar widths (28.8 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Hedvig Letters Sans Regularloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- SN Pro Regularloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Strichpunkt Sans Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Gantari Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Bpmf Huninn Regularloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Metrophobic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Metrophobic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Metrophobic free to use?
Metrophobic 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 Metrophobic?
By measured letter widths, TASA Orbiter is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Metrophobic support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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