Metropolis Medium
Metropolis Medium is the weight 500 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 | 526.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 697.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 274 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Metropolis Medium
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 Boldloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
- Golos Text SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Alan Sans Boldloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Onest SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Miranda Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Red Hat Display SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Instrument Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Metropolis Medium
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 Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metropolis Medium 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 Regular
- Metropolis Medium Italic
- 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 Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Red Hat Display Bold has the closest letter widths to Metropolis Medium: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Metropolis Medium 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 Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Metropolis font, and sets new letters in Metropolis Medium.
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