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Playwrite Argentina

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite AR', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Playwrite Argentina is a free handwriting font by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Playwrite Argentina has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 81%.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Playwrite Brasil

Playwrite Argentina on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Brasil (99 out of 100) and Playwrite Chile (90). Playwrite Brasil has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Chile has nearly identical proportions.

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Playwrite Argentina and Playwrite Brasil laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Playwrite ArgentinaPlaywrite Brasil…

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 Playwrite Argentina 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

03 / Weights

Playwrite Argentina in 4 weights

4 weights, 100–400 · variable from 100 to 400

Variable weight, 100 to 400

  • 100 Thin
  • 200 Extra light
  • 300 Light
  • 400 Regular

04 / Facts

Who made Playwrite Argentina, and can you use it?

Designer
TypeTogether, Veronika Burian, José Scaglione
Kind
Handwriting
Styles
4 weights, 100–400
Variable axes
Weight 100–400
On Google Fonts since
2024
Character sets
latin
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.

Playwrite Argentina 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
Not verified. Look under More fonts. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
Not verified. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
Figma
Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva
Not verified. Search its font menu for Playwrite Argentina, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Argentina under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Playwrite Argentina on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Playwrite Argentina, measured

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

Hxgp in Playwrite Argentina. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
51.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
108.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.48lowercase against capitals
Width
58.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
56%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

  • x-heightLarger than 75% of handwriting faces

  • WidthWider than 87% of handwriting faces

  • InkDarker than 81% of handwriting faces

07 / Swap

Swap Playwrite Argentina without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Playwrite Argentina loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.9% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Argentina’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Playwrite AR Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 114.91%;
  ascent-override: 131.23%;
  descent-override: 49.69%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Playwrite AR', 'Playwrite AR Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Playwrite Argentina

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

Is Playwrite Argentina free for commercial use?

Yes. Playwrite Argentina 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 Playwrite Argentina?

FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Argentina’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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.

How many weights does Playwrite Argentina have?

Playwrite Argentina comes in four weights: Thin (100), ExtraLight (200), Light (300) and Regular (400). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 400.

Who designed Playwrite Argentina?

Playwrite Argentina was designed by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2024. TypeTogether also made Crete Round, Bree Serif, Jockey One and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Playwrite Argentina?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Brasil (99), Playwrite Chile (90) and Playwrite Perú (89), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Argentina, Playwrite Brasil has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Argentina.