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Fonts similar to Metal

The fonts most like Metal are Simonetta (79 out of 100), Kotta One (74) and Charm (67), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–70% of the em (Metal’s is 42%) and lowercase letters 26–69% of the em wide (41%), and six of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).

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  1. 79match · #1

    Simonetta

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    12% wider · more stroke contrast · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Metal in e, s, and i

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  2. 74match · #2

    Kotta One

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    24% wider · x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Metal in W, g, and V

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  3. 67match · #3

    Charm

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    x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Metal in W, 7, and V

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  4. 64match · #4

    Luxurious Roman

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    30% wider · x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Metal in w, v, and y

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  5. 61match · #5

    Diphylleia

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    22% wider · x-height 17% taller · 19% lighter

    Differs most from Metal in O, G, and Q

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  6. 61match · #6

    Allan

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    x-height 20% taller · 29% heavier · 13% narrower

    Differs most from Metal in W, X, and g

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  7. 60match · #7

    Kings

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 17% taller

    Differs most from Metal in g, 0, and O

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  8. 58match · #8

    Playball

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    45% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Metal in W, Z, and K

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  9. 57match · #9

    Castoro Titling

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    71% wider · x-height 65% taller · 43% lighter

    Differs most from Metal in 7, B, and 4

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  10. 54match · #10

    Alegreya SC

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    31% wider · x-height 19% taller · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Metal in 0, O, and Q

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  11. 53match · #11

    Oleo Script

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    79% heavier · 6% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Metal in 7, W, and Y

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  12. 51match · #12

    Romanesco

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    35% narrower · 55% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Metal in W, V, and 7

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The 100 fonts like Metal, measured

Fonts like Metal lean most in width, where 58 of the 100 are wider and 33 narrower. What they keep most is Metal’s weight on the page: 29 are within 6% of it, Kotta One the closest of them. 40 are display faces like Metal, and 40 handwriting faces, 18 serifs and 2 sans serifs come close too, Kotta One the closest of them. They part from Metal most often in W (34 of the 100), 7 (21) and Z (21).

Questions about fonts like Metal

What is the closest font to Metal?

Simonetta, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Metal, it is 12% wider and 8% lighter, with more stroke contrast. After it come Kotta One (74) and Charm (67).

Is there a free alternative to Metal?

Metal is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Simonetta, Kotta One and Charm come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Sevillana sets running text 0.9% wider, with an x-height 1.1% shorter.