A metamaterial-inspired dual-band antenna with circular polarization is presented in this article. To achieve composite right/lefthand (CRLH) resonance and circularly polarized (CP) properties, three meander lines act as the shunt inductance, and two slots act as series capacitance. The asymmetric CRLH antenna fed by a coplanar waveguide (CPW) realizes zeroth-order resonance and first-order resonance. The dual-band and CP antenna can work in a 3 dB axial-ratio bandwidth as much as 8.5% (2.26-2.46 GHz), and 3.0% (3.90-4.02 GHz). Compared with the recently reported metamaterial antennas, the proposed antenna achieves a smaller size, wider CP bandwidth, and higher gain. V C 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 58:964-969, 2016; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com.