Metropolis Black
Metropolis Black is the weight 900 face of Metropolis, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 581 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 719.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Metropolis Black
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 Blackloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- Geom Blackloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Golos Text ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Geom ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Google Sans Flex Blackloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Geist Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Geist Blackloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Peace Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Metropolis Black
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 Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Metropolis Black 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 Bold
- Metropolis ExtraBold Italic
- Metropolis ExtraBold
- Metropolis Black Italic
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Metropolis Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Golos Text Black has the closest letter widths to Metropolis Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Metropolis Black 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 Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Metropolis font, and sets new letters in Metropolis Black.
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