Metro

internal code name of a typography-based design language
SoftwareApplication software Q1148750
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Metro

Summary

Metro is a software[1]. Metro ranks in the top 2% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metro's image is recorded as Start81.png[3].
  • Metro's image is recorded as Windows10abstract.png[4].
  • Metro's instance of is recorded as software[5].
  • Metro's instance of is recorded as design language[6].
  • Metro's publisher is recorded as Microsoft[7].
  • Metro's follows is recorded as Windows Aero[8].
  • Metro's followed by is recorded as Continuum[9].
  • Metro's followed by is recorded as Microsoft Design Language 2[10].
  • Metro's developer is recorded as Microsoft[11].
  • Metro's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Metro's platform is recorded as Windows Phone[13].
  • Metro's platform is recorded as Q48263[14].
  • Metro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cnzjlc[15].
  • Metro's replaces is recorded as Windows Aero[16].
  • Metro's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Microsoft design language'}[17].

Why It Matters

Metro ranks in the top 2% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).[2] Metro has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Metro is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Metro. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/metro
MLA “Metro.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/metro.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_metro_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Metro}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/metro}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-11}}
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