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Playwrite France Moderne
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite FR Moderne', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite France Moderne 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 France Moderne has an x-height taller than 69%, is wider than 78% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 65%.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Nigeria Modern
Playwrite France Moderne on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100 out of 100) and Playwrite England SemiJoined (99). Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite England SemiJoined has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite France Moderne and Playwrite Nigeria Modern laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite France ModernePlaywrite 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 France Moderne alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite France Moderne 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 France Moderne, 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 France Moderne 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 France Moderne, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite France Moderne under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite France Moderne, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 111.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.46lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 69% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 78% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 65% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite France Moderne
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite France Moderne's own familyPlaywrite France Traditionnelle
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite England SemiJoined99Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift988% lighter
- Playwrite USA Modern97Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite England Joined907% lighter
- Playwrite Italia Moderna907% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite France Moderne →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite France Moderne on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite France Moderne without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100text 0.6% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite England SemiJoined99text 0.6% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift98text 1.0% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Modern97text 0.7% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite England Joined90same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Italia Moderna90same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite France Moderne loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112.7% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite France Moderne’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite FR Moderne Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.72%;
ascent-override: 137.51%;
descent-override: 53.85%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite FR Moderne', 'Playwrite FR Moderne Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite France Moderne
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite France Moderne free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite France Moderne 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 France Moderne?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite France Moderne’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 France Moderne have?
Playwrite France Moderne 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 France Moderne?
Playwrite France Moderne 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 France Moderne?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100), Playwrite England SemiJoined (99) and Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (98), out of 100. Next to Playwrite France Moderne, Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite France Traditionnelle. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite France Moderne.