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Playwrite Česko

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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

Playwrite Česko 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 Česko has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%.

Compare with Playwrite België Vlaanderen →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Playwrite België Vlaanderen

Playwrite Česko on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite België Vlaanderen (85 out of 100) and Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift (84). Playwrite België Vlaanderen has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift has nearly identical proportions.

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Playwrite Česko and Playwrite België Vlaanderen laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Playwrite ČeskoPlaywrite België Vlaanderen…

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 Česko 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 Česko 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 Česko, 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 Česko 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 Česko, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Česko under System. Fonts for Cricut →

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Playwrite Česko on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Playwrite Česko, measured

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

Hxgp in Playwrite Česko. 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
99.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.52lowercase against capitals
Width
59.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
54%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 94% of handwriting faces

  • InkDarker than 78% of handwriting faces

07 / Swap

Swap Playwrite Česko without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Playwrite Česko loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.2% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Česko’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Playwrite CZ Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 119.16%;
  ascent-override: 118.33%;
  descent-override: 41.04%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Playwrite Česko

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

Is Playwrite Česko free for commercial use?

Yes. Playwrite Česko 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 Česko?

FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Česko’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 Česko have?

Playwrite Česko 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 Česko?

Playwrite Česko 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 Česko?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite België Vlaanderen (85), Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift (84) and Playwrite România (81), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Česko, Playwrite België Vlaanderen has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Česko.