Metropolis SemiBold
Metropolis SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Metropolis, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 539.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 702.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 273 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Metropolis SemiBold
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.
- Alan Sans Boldsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Golos Text Boldsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Alan Sans ExtraBoldsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Miranda Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
- Golos Text SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Onest Boldloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
- Red Hat Display ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Golos Text ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Metropolis SemiBold
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 SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metropolis SemiBold 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 Medium
- Metropolis SemiBold Italic
- Metropolis Bold Italic
- Metropolis Bold
- Metropolis ExtraBold Italic
- Metropolis ExtraBold
- Metropolis Black Italic
- Metropolis Black
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Metropolis SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Alan Sans Bold has the closest letter widths to Metropolis SemiBold: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Metropolis SemiBold 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 SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Metropolis font, and sets new letters in Metropolis SemiBold.
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