Display · Robert Leuschke
Playball
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CSSfont-family: 'Playball', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playball is a free display font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Playball has an x-height shorter than 96%, is narrower than 84% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 3.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Dynalight
Playball on one light table with its two closest fonts, Dynalight (73 out of 100) and Lobster (72). Dynalight is 19% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 12% shorter; Lobster is 9% wider, with an x-height 39% taller and less stroke contrast.
Playball and Dynalight laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PlayballDynalight…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Playball alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Playball at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Playball, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Playball is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Playball, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playball under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Playball, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.57lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.29 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 84% of display faces
InkDarker than 67% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playball
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Dynalight7319% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 12% shorter
- Lobster72x-height 39% taller · 9% wider · less stroke contrast
- Norican66less stroke contrast · 11% heavier · 3% narrower
- Dancing Script65x-height 17% shorter · less stroke contrast · 14% lighter
- Srisakdi6558% lighter · x-height 19% taller · 12% wider
- Telma64x-height 25% taller · 21% wider · 23% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Playball →Compare side by side →Get Playball on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playball without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Playball loads, this sets Arial in its place at 83.8% of its size, so running text keeps Playball’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playball Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 83.84%;
ascent-override: 113.32%;
descent-override: 35.78%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playball', 'Playball Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Playball
Of the 2,099 home pages that load Playball, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Open Sans24%504 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto18%373 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat13%268 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins11%232 sites · 1× chance
- Lato7.6%160 sites · 0.9× chance
- Raleway7%147 sites · 1.7× chance
More than chanceMerriweather 3×Playfair Display 1.9×Roboto Condensed 1.8×
Fonts that go with Playball: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerPlayball + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Playball
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playball free for commercial use?
Yes. Playball is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Playball?
FontKind doesn’t host Playball’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Playball in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Playball isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Playball in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Playball under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Playball in Figma?
Yes: Playball is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Playball have?
Playball comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Playball?
Playball was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playball?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Dynalight (73), Lobster (72) and Norican (66), out of 100. Next to Playball, Dynalight is 19% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Playball.