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Fonts similar to Metropolis

The fonts most like Metropolis are Montserrat (82 out of 100), Gantari (82) and Red Hat Display (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–58% of the em (Metropolis’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 50–57% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.

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  1. 82match · #1

    Montserrat

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    12% wider · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Metropolis in 3, 4, and J

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  2. 82match · #2

    Gantari

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    x-height 9% shorter · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Metropolis in 0

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  3. 81match · #3

    Red Hat Display

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    x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Metropolis in d, t, and 2

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  4. 80match · #4

    Figtree

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    9% heavier · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Metropolis in f, u, and 2

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  5. 79match · #5

    Kripa

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    6% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Metropolis in 0

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  6. 79match · #6

    Red Hat Text

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    x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Metropolis in d, 2, and l

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  7. 79match · #7

    Wix Madefor Display

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    x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Metropolis in 0, 9, and 6

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  8. 78match · #8

    Geomini

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    x-height 13% taller · 10% wider

    Differs most from Metropolis in 1, f, and 9

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  9. 77match · #9

    Google Sans Flex

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    15% heavier

    Differs most from Metropolis in 9, 6, and 0

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  10. 76match · #10

    Raleway

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    12% lighter

    Differs most from Metropolis in 2, l, and W

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  11. 76match · #11

    Google Sans

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    16% heavier

    Differs most from Metropolis in 9, 6, and 3

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  12. 75match · #12

    Plus Jakarta Sans

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    5% wider · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Metropolis in 3, 9, and 6

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The 100 fonts like Metropolis, measured

Fonts like Metropolis lean most in x-height, where 52 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 12 a taller one. What they keep most is Metropolis’s width: 43 are within 3% of it, Gantari the closest of them. They part from Metropolis most often in 0 (47 of the 100), 9 (26) and 3 (24).

Questions about fonts like Metropolis

What is the closest font to Metropolis?

Montserrat, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Metropolis, it is 12% wider and 12% lighter. After it come Gantari (82) and Red Hat Display (81).

Is there a free alternative to Metropolis?

Metropolis is free itself, in the public domain (the Unlicense). For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Montserrat, Gantari and Red Hat Display come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Figtree sets running text 1.4% narrower, with an x-height 3.3% shorter.