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Playwrite Canada
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite CA', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Canada 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 Canada has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 90% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 85%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite México
Playwrite Canada on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite México (88 out of 100) and Playwrite Colombia (87). Playwrite México has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Colombia has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Canada and Playwrite México laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite CanadaPlaywrite México…
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 Canada 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 / Weights
Playwrite Canada 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 Canada, 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 Canada 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 Canada, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Canada under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Canada, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 101.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.51lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 58%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 75% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 90% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 85% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Canada
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite Canada's letters under another namePlaywrite USA Traditional
- Playwrite México88Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Colombia87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Cuba866% heavier
- Playwrite India82Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Ireland797% lighter
- Playwrite Tanzania77Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Canada →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Canada on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Canada without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite México88same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Colombia87same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Cuba86same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite India82text 1.4% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Ireland79text 0.6% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Tanzania77text 0.5% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Canada loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115.2% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Canada’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite CA Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.22%;
ascent-override: 123.50%;
descent-override: 43.39%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite CA', 'Playwrite CA Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Canada
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Canada free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Canada 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 Canada?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Canada’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 Canada have?
Playwrite Canada 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 Canada?
Playwrite Canada 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 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite Canada?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite México (88), Playwrite Colombia (87) and Playwrite Cuba (86), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Canada, Playwrite México has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Canada.