Metropolis Bold
Metropolis Bold is the weight 700 face of Metropolis, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 553.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 708.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 272 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Metropolis Bold
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.
- Golos Text ExtraBoldsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Alan Sans ExtraBoldsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Golos Text Boldsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Miranda Sans Boldloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Golos Text SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Alan Sans Boldloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Golos Text Blackloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Onest ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Metropolis Bold
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 Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metropolis Bold 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 SemiBold
- Metropolis Bold Italic
- Metropolis ExtraBold Italic
- Metropolis ExtraBold
- Metropolis Black Italic
- Metropolis Black
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Metropolis Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Golos Text ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Metropolis Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Metropolis Bold 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 Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Metropolis font, and sets new letters in Metropolis Bold.
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