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Playwrite Colombia
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite CO', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Colombia is a free handwriting font by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Playwrite Colombia has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 87%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite México
Playwrite Colombia on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite México (88 out of 100) and Playwrite USA Traditional (87). Playwrite México has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite USA Traditional has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Colombia and Playwrite México laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite ColombiaPlaywrite 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 Colombia 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 Colombia 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 Colombia, 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
- 2023
- 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 Colombia 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 Colombia, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Colombia under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Colombia, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 103.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.50lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.4% 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 92% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 87% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Colombia
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite México88Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Traditional87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Canada87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Cuba86Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Tanzania80Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite România79Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Colombia →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Colombia on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Colombia without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite México88same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Traditional87same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Canada87same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Cuba86same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Tanzania80same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite România79same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Colombia loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.9% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Colombia’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite CO Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.89%;
ascent-override: 126.39%;
descent-override: 45.70%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite CO', 'Playwrite CO Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Colombia
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Colombia free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Colombia 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 Colombia?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Colombia’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 Colombia have?
Playwrite Colombia 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 Colombia?
Playwrite Colombia was designed by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2023. TypeTogether also made Crete Round, Bree Serif, Jockey One and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite Colombia?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite México (88), Playwrite USA Traditional (87) and Playwrite Canada (87), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Colombia, Playwrite México has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Colombia.