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Playwrite England SemiJoined
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite GB S', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite England SemiJoined 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 SemiJoined has an x-height taller than 70%, is wider than 76% 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 SemiJoined on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100 out of 100) and Playwrite Italia Moderna (100). Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Italia Moderna has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite England SemiJoined and Playwrite Nigeria Modern laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite England SemiJoinedPlaywrite 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 SemiJoined alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite England SemiJoined 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 SemiJoined, 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 SemiJoined 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 SemiJoined, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite England SemiJoined under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite England SemiJoined, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 89.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 76% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite England SemiJoined
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite England SemiJoined's own familyPlaywrite England Joined
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Italia Moderna100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite France Moderne996% heavier
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift97Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Modern96Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite España6921% heavier · 6% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite England SemiJoined →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite England SemiJoined on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite England SemiJoined without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Italia Moderna100text 0.9% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite France Moderne99text 0.6% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift97same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Modern96text 1.3% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite España69text 2.5% wider · x-height 0.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite England SemiJoined loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite England SemiJoined’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite GB S Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.02%;
ascent-override: 113.82%;
descent-override: 33.48%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite GB S', 'Playwrite GB S Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite England SemiJoined
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite England SemiJoined free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite England SemiJoined 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 SemiJoined?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite England SemiJoined’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 SemiJoined have?
Playwrite England SemiJoined 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 SemiJoined?
Playwrite England SemiJoined 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 England SemiJoined?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100), Playwrite Italia Moderna (100) and Playwrite France Moderne (99), out of 100. Next to Playwrite England SemiJoined, Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite England Joined. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite England SemiJoined.