Metro® Office

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What is the Metro® Office font?

The Metro Office family is designed after the model of the original sans serif family – Metro No.1 – produced by W.A. Dwiggins and Mergenthaler Linotype’s design studio during the late 1920s and 1930s. A distinctly new interpretation of the sans serif idea, Metro was a thoroughly “American” sans serif when it was released. However, over the ensuing decades, it became a favorite the world over. Moreover, it is one of the first “humanist” sans serif typefaces designed.
While redesigning Metro in 2006, Linotype’s Type Director Akira Kobayashi drew from his own knowledge of humanistic letterforms. The result is a redefined Metro; a typeface that is finally ready for heavy text setting. More…
The original Linotype Metro No.1 never had italic variants. Kobayashi has created oblique variants, extending its use in document setting.
A double-storey a and g, as well as a wider w were features of Dwiggins’ original Metro design that were filtered out by Mergenthaler Linotype in the 1930s. Kobayashi remedied this historical slight, retooling Dwiggins’ original forms and optimizing their legibility.
Kobayashi has additionally retooled some of Metro’s more troublesome letters, which has black elements that became too dense. By opening up the troublesome joins (like that on the Q), Kobayashi has given his new Metro a more even color in text, improving its legibility while retaining its original spirit.

Metro® Office Font families

The Metro® Office includes the following font families:

  • Metro Office Pro Regular
  • Metro Office Pro Italic
  • Metro Office Pro Bold
  • Metro Office Pro Bold Italic
  • Metro Office Std Regular
  • Metro Office Std Italic
  • Metro Office Std Bold
  • Metro Office Std Bold Italic

Metro® Office Preview

Here is a preview of how Metro® Office will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.


Is Metro® Office A free font? Is Metro® Office Free to Download?

No,Metro® Office is not free to download. You will need to pay for it I'm afraid. Almost every font that we list on HighFonts.com is a paid-for, premium font. We do have a Free Fonts section where we list free fonts that you can download. There is no point trying to find a free download of Metro® Office so please don't waste your time looking.

It is highly unlikely that you'll be able to find Metro® Office for free. There's a lot of websites that will say "Free Download" but these are just attempts to get you to click on a link which will either take you to an ad landing page or you risk getting viruses on your computer. In the rare occasion that you do find a free download for Metro® Office remember that it's illegal to use a font if you didn't pay for it!

If you really want Metro® Office and you want to truly own it the legal and safe way, then click here to visit the download and purchase page on MyFonts.com. Here you will be able to obtain the proper license. The designer and publisher deserves to be paid for their work, as they have put in the hours and the creativity to produce such an amazing font. Good luck with your purchase and future use of this font. :)