Author's note

AE Metal, created by Arabeyes in 2003, is a free slab serif font with a stark, industrial temper. Broad, squared serifs anchor the letters, while rounded lowercase forms and the sharply peaked M give the design a direct, unfussy rhythm.

This free font suits concert posters, album sleeves, editorial section openers, packaging labels, and title cards with a utilitarian edge. Its sturdy shapes and emphatic serif details work best in short headlines or compact naming treatments, where the contrast between broad curves and rigid finishing strokes has room to register.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Typeface and data © 2003, Arabeyes.org. This font is distributed under the terms of GPL license.
Font family
ae_Metal
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FutureSoft
Full font name
ae_Metal
Name table version
Version 1.0 - March 2000
Postscript font name
ae_Metal
Manufacturer name
Future Soft Egypt.
Designer
Regenerated by Nadim Shaikli

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-12-31
Revision1
Glyph count456
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSlab serifs
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced