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Playwrite France Traditionnelle
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite FR Trad', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite France Traditionnelle 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 France Traditionnelle has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 92%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Indonesia
Playwrite France Traditionnelle on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Indonesia (98 out of 100) and Playwrite Việt Nam (96). Playwrite Indonesia has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Việt Nam has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite France Traditionnelle and Playwrite Indonesia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite France TraditionnellePlaywrite Indonesia…
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 Traditionnelle alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite France Traditionnelle 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 Traditionnelle, 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 France Traditionnelle 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 Traditionnelle, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite France Traditionnelle under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite France Traditionnelle, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 142.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.36lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 64%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 85% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 92% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite France Traditionnelle
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite France Traditionnelle's own familyPlaywrite France Moderne
Playwrite France Traditionnelle's letters under another namePlaywrite Belgique Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Playwrite Indonesia98Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Việt Nam96Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Chile759% lighter
- Playwrite Italia Tradizionale7019% lighter
- Playwrite Brasil6910% lighter
- Playwrite Portugal6710% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite France Traditionnelle →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite France Traditionnelle on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite France Traditionnelle without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Indonesia98same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Việt Nam96same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Chile75same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Italia Tradizionale70same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Brasil69same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Portugal67same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite France Traditionnelle loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.8% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite France Traditionnelle’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite FR Trad Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.78%;
ascent-override: 167.89%;
descent-override: 80.59%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite FR Trad', 'Playwrite FR Trad Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite France Traditionnelle
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite France Traditionnelle free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite France Traditionnelle 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 Traditionnelle?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite France Traditionnelle’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 Traditionnelle have?
Playwrite France Traditionnelle 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 Traditionnelle?
Playwrite France Traditionnelle 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 52 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite France Traditionnelle?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Indonesia (98), Playwrite Việt Nam (96) and Playwrite Chile (75), out of 100. Next to Playwrite France Traditionnelle, Playwrite Indonesia has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite France Moderne. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite France Traditionnelle.