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Serif · Claus Eggers Sørensen

Playfair

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10
100, default
14, default
More axes (2)More axes (0)
100, default
14, default

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CSSfont-family: 'Playfair', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;

Playfair is a free serif by Claus Eggers Sørensen, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Playfair has an x-height shorter than 92%, is wider than 95% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Bacasime Antique →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Bacasime Antique

Playfair on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bacasime Antique (100 out of 100) and Bentham (82). Bacasime Antique is 32% narrower and 13% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Bentham is 25% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter.

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Playfair and Bacasime Antique laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with PlayfairBacasime Antique…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Playfair 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.

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03 / Weights

Playfair in 7 weights

7 weights, 300–900, with italics · variable from 300 to 900

Variable weight, 300 to 900

  • 300 Light, with its italic
  • 400 Regular, with its italic
  • 500 Medium, with its italic
  • 600 Semibold, with its italic
  • 700 Bold, with its italic
  • 800 Extra bold, with its italic
  • 900 Black, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Playfair, and can you use it?

Designer
Claus Eggers Sørensen
Kind
Serif
Styles
7 weights, 300–900, with italics
Variable axes
Optical size 5–1200, Width 87.5–112.5, Weight 300–900
On Google Fonts since
2023
Character sets
cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, 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.

Playfair is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Playfair, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Playfair under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Playfair on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Playfair, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Playfair. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
41.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
57.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.73lowercase against capitals
Width
63.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
41%letter box filled
Contrast
1.48 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 92% of serifs

  • WidthWider than 95% of serifs

  • InkNear the middle of serifs

  • ContrastMore even than 76% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Playfair

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Playfair's own familyPlayfair DisplayPlayfair Display SC

All 100 fonts similar to Playfair →Compare side by side →Get Playfair on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Playfair without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like Playfair sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Playfair loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 138.4% of its size, so running text keeps Playfair’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Playfair Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 138.36%;
  ascent-override: 64.00%;
  descent-override: 22.73%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Playfair', 'Playfair Fallback', serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Playfair

Of the 29,296 home pages that load Playfair, 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

More than chancePlayfair Display SC 10×Vidaloka 7.7×Playfair Display 5.2×

Fonts that go with Playfair: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerPlayfair + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Playfair

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Playfair free for commercial use?

Yes. Playfair 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 Playfair?

FontKind doesn’t host Playfair’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Playfair in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Playfair isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Playfair Light and Playfair Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Playfair in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Playfair under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Playfair in Figma?

Yes: Playfair is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Playfair have?

Playfair comes in seven weights, from Light (300) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 900, optical sizes from 5 to 1200 and widths from 87.5% to 112.5%.

Who designed Playfair?

Playfair was designed by Claus Eggers Sørensen. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2023. Claus Eggers Sørensen also made Bacasime Antique and Inknut Antiqua.

What fonts are similar to Playfair?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bacasime Antique (100), Bentham (82) and Baskervville (77), out of 100. Next to Playfair, Bacasime Antique is 32% narrower and 13% lighter, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playfair Display and Playfair Display SC. See all 100 fonts like Playfair.