Handwriting · TypeTogether
Playwrite Cuba
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite CU', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Cuba 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 Cuba has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 90%.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite USA Traditional
Playwrite Cuba on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite USA Traditional (87 out of 100) and Playwrite Canada (86). Playwrite USA Traditional has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Canada has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Cuba and Playwrite USA Traditional laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite CubaPlaywrite USA Traditional…
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 Cuba 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 Cuba 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 Cuba, 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 Cuba 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 Cuba, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Cuba under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Cuba, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 113.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.46lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%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 90% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Cuba
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite USA Traditional87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Canada86Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Colombia86Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite México85Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite India818% lighter
- Playwrite Ireland8112% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Cuba →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Cuba on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Cuba without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite USA Traditional87same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Canada86same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Colombia86same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite México85same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite India81text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Ireland81text 0.8% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Cuba loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Cuba’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite CU Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.00%;
ascent-override: 136.44%;
descent-override: 54.17%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite CU', 'Playwrite CU Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Cuba
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Cuba free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Cuba 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 Cuba?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Cuba’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 Cuba have?
Playwrite Cuba 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 Cuba?
Playwrite Cuba 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 Cuba?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite USA Traditional (87), Playwrite Canada (86) and Playwrite Colombia (86), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Cuba, Playwrite USA Traditional has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Cuba.