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Playwrite Ireland
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite IE', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Ireland 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 Ireland has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 84% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 76%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite India
Playwrite Ireland on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite India (83 out of 100) and Playwrite Cuba (81). Playwrite India has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Cuba is 14% heavier.
Playwrite Ireland and Playwrite India laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite IrelandPlaywrite India…
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 Ireland alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite Ireland 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 Ireland, 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 Ireland 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 Ireland, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Ireland under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Ireland, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 99.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.52lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 54%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 84% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 76% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Ireland
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite India83Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Cuba8114% heavier
- Playwrite Norge8116% lighter
- Playwrite Tanzania80Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite South Africa79Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Česko79Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Ireland →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Ireland on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Ireland without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite India83text 0.9% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Cuba81text 0.8% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Norge81text 2.1% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Tanzania80text 1.1% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite South Africa79text 2.5% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Česko79text 2.8% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Ireland loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115.9% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Ireland’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite IE Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.87%;
ascent-override: 121.25%;
descent-override: 41.77%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite IE', 'Playwrite IE Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Ireland
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Ireland free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Ireland 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 Ireland?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Ireland’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 Ireland have?
Playwrite Ireland 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 Ireland?
Playwrite Ireland 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 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite Ireland?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite India (83), Playwrite Cuba (81) and Playwrite Norge (81), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Ireland, Playwrite India has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Ireland.