# Metrophobic font

> A wide, semi-geometric sans in one weight with squared curves, legible small and distinct in headings.

Metrophobic is a semi-geometric sans serif by Vernon Adams, commissioned by Google. Metrophobic has one Regular style with 591 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It was drawn to stay legible in small text while keeping enough character for headers, and it is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Vernon Adams
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 591
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Metrophobic
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/metrophobic
- Tagged for: Headlines, Interfaces, Minimalist, Tech

## About Metrophobic

Metrophobic is a sans serif with a semi-geometric construction: its rounds are squared off into broad, flat-sided shapes, and strokes hold nearly the same thickness throughout. The specimen shows wide letters, a large x-height, a double-storey a, a y shaped like a u with a straight tail, a Q whose tail is a short bar beneath the bowl and a capital I with bars at top and bottom. The aim was legibility in small text together with enough personality for headlines, and the designer also allowed for body text. Version 3.100, in June 2019, redrew and respaced the design. Version 3.200, in January 2023, enlarged the glyph set, added Vietnamese and adjusted the horizontal spacing. Vernon Adams drew Metrophobic on commission from Google. There is one Regular style with 591 glyphs, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2011 The Metrophobic Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/MetrophobicFont), with Reserved Font Name 'Metrophobic'.

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Interface labels and captions**: A large x-height and even strokes were intended to keep small text legible.
- **Headings on technology pages**: Squared rounds and the barred capital I give titles a technical, constructed look.
- **Short body copy**: The official description allows for text bodies; with one style, it suits passages that need no bold or italic.
- **Vietnamese text**: The 2023 update added the accented letters needed for Vietnamese.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Metrophobic has Regular 400 only. Bold and italic will be synthesised by software if requested.
- **Wide letters**: The letters are broad in the specimen, so a line of Metrophobic holds fewer characters than a typical text sans at the same size.
- **Reserved name**: The license notice lists Metrophobic as a Reserved Font Name.

## FAQs

### Is Metrophobic free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Metrophobic may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed, but it cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version must keep the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Metrophobic?

Metrophobic was designed by Vernon Adams, an English type designer, on commission from Google.

### How many weights does Metrophobic have?

Metrophobic has one weight, Regular 400, with no italic. It is not a variable font.

### Is Metrophobic good for body text?

Metrophobic was drawn for legibility in small text and can also set body copy. Its limit is the single style: there is no true bold or italic for emphasis.

### Which languages does Metrophobic support?

Metrophobic includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/metrophobic (trendhub)