Display · James Grieshaber
Metamorphous
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CSSfont-family: 'Metamorphous', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Metamorphous is a free display font by James Grieshaber, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Metamorphous has an x-height taller than 77%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Uncial Antiqua
Metamorphous on one light table with its two closest fonts, Uncial Antiqua (67 out of 100) and Modern Antiqua (59). Uncial Antiqua is 20% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 11% shorter; Modern Antiqua is 10% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter.
Metamorphous and Uncial Antiqua laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MetamorphousUncial Antiqua…
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 Metamorphous 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
Metamorphous 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 Metamorphous, and can you use it?
- Designer
- James Grieshaber
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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, under another name. Not as “Metamorphous”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Metamorphous 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 Metamorphous, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Metamorphous under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Metamorphous, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 59.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.07 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 77% of display faces
WidthWider than 82% of display faces
InkLighter than 74% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 79% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Metamorphous
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Uncial Antiqua67more stroke contrast · x-height 11% shorter · 20% heavier
- Modern Antiqua59x-height 11% shorter · 10% narrower
- Milonga57x-height 21% shorter · 18% narrower · 14% heavier
- Amarante5623% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 26% heavier
- Castoro Titling5143% lighter · x-height 19% taller · more stroke contrast
- Headland One515% narrower · 7% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Metamorphous →Compare side by side →Get Metamorphous on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Metamorphous without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playfair Display SC30same text width · x-height 3.1% taller
- Fontdiner Swanky29text 2.3% narrower · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Cinzel29text 1.4% wider · x-height 1.7% taller
- Quando27text 2.5% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Metamorphous loads, this sets Arial in its place at 126.1% of its size, so running text keeps Metamorphous’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Metamorphous Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 126.15%;
ascent-override: 76.33%;
descent-override: 22.76%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Metamorphous', 'Metamorphous Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Metamorphous
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Metamorphous free for commercial use?
Yes. Metamorphous is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Metamorphous”.
How do I download and install Metamorphous?
FontKind doesn’t host Metamorphous’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 Metamorphous in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Metamorphous 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 Metamorphous in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Metamorphous under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Metamorphous in Figma?
Yes: Metamorphous is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Metamorphous have?
Metamorphous 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 Metamorphous?
Metamorphous was designed by James Grieshaber. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. James Grieshaber also made Black Ops One, Sarina, Short Stack and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Metamorphous?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Uncial Antiqua (67), Modern Antiqua (59) and Milonga (57), out of 100. Next to Metamorphous, Uncial Antiqua is 20% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 11% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Metamorphous.