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Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite DE Grund', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift 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 Deutschland Grundschrift has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 75% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Nigeria Modern
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100 out of 100) and Playwrite USA Modern (100). Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite USA Modern has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift and Playwrite Nigeria Modern laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite Deutschland GrundschriftPlaywrite Nigeria Modern…
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 Deutschland Grundschrift alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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03 / Weights
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift 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 Deutschland Grundschrift, 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 Deutschland Grundschrift 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 Deutschland Grundschrift, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 93.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.55lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 75% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 75% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift's own familyPlaywrite Deutschland Vereinfachte AusgangsschriftPlaywrite Deutschland SchulausgangschriftPlaywrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Modern100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite England Joined99Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Italia Moderna98Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite France Moderne989% heavier
- Playwrite England SemiJoined97Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Modern100text 1.7% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite England Joined99text 1.2% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Italia Moderna98text 1.2% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite France Moderne98text 1.0% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite England SemiJoined97same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111.6% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite DE Grund Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 111.62%;
ascent-override: 119.16%;
descent-override: 37.72%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite DE Grund', 'Playwrite DE Grund Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift 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 Deutschland Grundschrift?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift’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 Deutschland Grundschrift have?
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift 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 Deutschland Grundschrift?
Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift 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 51 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100), Playwrite USA Modern (100) and Playwrite England Joined (99), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift, Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite Deutschland Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift, Playwrite Deutschland Schulausgangschrift and Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift.