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Playwrite India
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite IN', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite India 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 India has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 89% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 82%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite România
Playwrite India on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite România (83 out of 100) and Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift (83). Playwrite România has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift is 7% lighter.
Playwrite India and Playwrite România laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite IndiaPlaywrite România…
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 India 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite India 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 India, 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 India 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 India, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite India under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite India, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 103.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.50lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%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 89% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 82% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite India
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite România83Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift837% lighter
- Playwrite Ireland83Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Traditional82Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Canada82Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Cuba818% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite India →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite India on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite India without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite România83text 1.5% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift83text 1.8% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Ireland83text 0.8% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Traditional82text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Canada82text 1.4% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Cuba81text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite India loads, this sets Arial in its place at 116.9% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite India’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite IN Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 116.86%;
ascent-override: 124.60%;
descent-override: 45.18%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite IN', 'Playwrite IN Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite India
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite India free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite India 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 India?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite India’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 India have?
Playwrite India 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 India?
Playwrite India 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 India?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite România (83), Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift (83) and Playwrite Ireland (83), out of 100. Next to Playwrite India, Playwrite România has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite India.