Metropolis Regular
Metropolis Regular is the weight 400 face of Metropolis, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
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 |
Fonts closest to Metropolis 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.
- Red Hat Display SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- TASA Orbiter Boldloosely similar widths (34.3 units)
- TASA Orbiter ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- TASA Orbiter SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Red Hat Display Mediumloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Red Hat Display Boldloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Onest Mediumloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Metropolis 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 Metropolis Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metropolis Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Metropolis styles
- Metropolis Thin Italic
- Metropolis Thin
- Metropolis ExtraLight Italic
- Metropolis ExtraLight
- Metropolis Light Italic
- Metropolis Light
- Metropolis Italic
- 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
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Metropolis Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Red Hat Display SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Metropolis Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 33.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Metropolis Regular have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Metropolis Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Metropolis font, and sets new letters in Metropolis Regular.
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