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Playwrite England Joined
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite GB J', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite England Joined 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 England Joined has an x-height taller than 74%, is wider than 81% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Nigeria Modern
Playwrite England Joined on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Nigeria Modern (99 out of 100) and Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (99). Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite England Joined and Playwrite Nigeria Modern laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite England JoinedPlaywrite 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 England Joined alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite England Joined in 4 weights
4 weights, 100–400, with italics · variable from 100 to 400
Variable weight, 100 to 400
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Playwrite England Joined, and can you use it?
- Designer
- TypeTogether, Veronika Burian, José Scaglione
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 4 weights, 100–400, with italics
- 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 England Joined 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 England Joined, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite England Joined under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite England Joined, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 89.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 81% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite England Joined
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite England Joined's own familyPlaywrite England SemiJoined
Playwrite England Joined's letters under another namePlaywrite Italia Moderna
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern99Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift99Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Modern94Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite France Moderne907% heavier
- Playwrite España7421% heavier · 4% wider
- Playwrite Österreich5615% heavier · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite England Joined →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite England Joined on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite England Joined without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern99text 0.9% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift99text 1.2% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Modern94same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite France Moderne90same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite España74text 1.7% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Hrvatska Lijeva52text 2.8% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite England Joined loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite England Joined’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite GB J Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.96%;
ascent-override: 112.87%;
descent-override: 33.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite GB J', 'Playwrite GB J Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite England Joined
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite England Joined free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite England Joined 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 England Joined?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite England Joined’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 England Joined have?
Playwrite England Joined comes in four weights: Thin (100), ExtraLight (200), Light (300) and Regular (400), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 400.
Who designed Playwrite England Joined?
Playwrite England Joined 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 52 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite England Joined?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Nigeria Modern (99), Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (99) and Playwrite USA Modern (94), out of 100. Next to Playwrite England Joined, Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite England SemiJoined. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite England Joined.