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Playwrite Australia SA
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite AU SA', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Australia SA 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 Australia SA has an x-height taller than 71%, is wider than 78% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Danmark Uloopet
Playwrite Australia SA on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Danmark Uloopet (87 out of 100) and Playwrite New Zealand (86). Playwrite Danmark Uloopet has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite New Zealand has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Australia SA and Playwrite Danmark Uloopet laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite Australia SAPlaywrite Danmark Uloopet…
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 Playwrite Australia SA alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite Australia SA 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 Australia SA, 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 Australia SA 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
- 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 Australia SA, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Australia SA under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Australia SA, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 100.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.51lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 78% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 63% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Australia SA
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite Australia SA's own familyPlaywrite Australia TasmaniaPlaywrite Australia NSWPlaywrite Australia QLDPlaywrite Australia Victoria
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite New Zealand86Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Ísland84Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Danmark Loopet829% heavier
- Playwrite New Zealand Basic79Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift6815% heavier · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Australia SA →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Australia SA on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Australia SA without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet87text 1.7% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite New Zealand86text 0.6% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Ísland84same text width · x-height 0.6% taller
- Playwrite Danmark Loopet82same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Norge58text 0.6% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- Playwrite Ireland44text 2.8% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Australia SA loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112.7% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Australia SA’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite AU SA Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.69%;
ascent-override: 125.38%;
descent-override: 43.66%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite AU SA', 'Playwrite AU SA Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Australia SA
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Australia SA free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Australia SA 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 Australia SA?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Australia SA’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 Australia SA have?
Playwrite Australia SA 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 Australia SA?
Playwrite Australia SA 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 50 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite Australia SA?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Danmark Uloopet (87), Playwrite New Zealand (86) and Playwrite Ísland (84), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Australia SA, Playwrite Danmark Uloopet has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite Australia Tasmania, Playwrite Australia NSW, Playwrite Australia QLD and one more. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Australia SA.