Display · Danh Hong
Metal
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CSSfont-family: 'Metal', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Metal is a free display font by Danh Hong, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Metal has an x-height shorter than 93%, is narrower than 85% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Simonetta
Metal on one light table with its two closest fonts, Simonetta (79 out of 100) and Kotta One (74). Simonetta is 12% wider and 8% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Kotta One is 24% wider, with an x-height 14% taller and less stroke contrast.
Metal and Simonetta laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MetalSimonetta…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Metal alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Metal at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Metal, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Danh Hong
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- khmer, latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Metal is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Metal, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Metal under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Metal, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.85 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 93% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 85% of display faces
InkLighter than 74% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 73% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Metal
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Metal's own familyMetal Mania
- Simonetta7912% wider · more stroke contrast · 8% lighter
- Kotta One7424% wider · x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast
- Charm67x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% wider
- Luxurious Roman6430% wider · x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast
- Diphylleia6122% wider · x-height 17% taller · 19% lighter
- Allan61x-height 20% taller · 29% heavier · 13% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Metal →Compare side by side →Get Metal on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Metal without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Metal loads, this sets Arial in its place at 81.5% of its size, so running text keeps Metal’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Metal Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 81.49%;
ascent-override: 155.79%;
descent-override: 95.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Metal', 'Metal Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Metal
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Metal free for commercial use?
Yes. Metal is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Metal?
FontKind doesn’t host Metal’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Metal in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Metal isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Metal in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Metal under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Metal in Figma?
Yes: Metal is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Metal have?
Metal comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Metal?
Metal was designed by Danh Hong. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011.
What fonts are similar to Metal?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Simonetta (79), Kotta One (74) and Charm (67), out of 100. Next to Metal, Simonetta is 12% wider and 8% lighter, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Metal Mania. See all 100 fonts like Metal.