Metropolis
Metropolis is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses Metropolis
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 Metropolis from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metropolis itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 512.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 692.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 275 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 22% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Metropolis Thin Italic
- Metropolis Thin
- Metropolis ExtraLight Italic
- Metropolis ExtraLight
- Metropolis Light Italic
- Metropolis Light
- Metropolis Italic
- Metropolis Regular
- Metropolis Medium Italic
- Metropolis Medium
- Metropolis SemiBold Italic
- Metropolis SemiBold
- Metropolis Bold Italic
- Metropolis Bold
- Metropolis ExtraBold Italic
- Metropolis ExtraBold
- Metropolis Black Italic
- Metropolis Black
Open fonts closest to Metropolis
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.
- Red Hat Display Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularloosely similar widths (34.3 units)
- Onest Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Quicksand Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Readex Pro Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Metropolis?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Metropolis itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Metropolis free to use?
Metropolis is released under the Unlicense. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Metropolis?
By measured letter widths, Red Hat Display is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Metropolis support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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