Handwriting · TypeTogether
Playwrite Ísland
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite IS', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Ísland 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 Ísland has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
Compare with Playwrite Australia NSW →Compare with another font
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Australia NSW
Playwrite Ísland on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Australia NSW (89 out of 100) and Playwrite Australia QLD (85). Playwrite Australia NSW has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Australia QLD has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Ísland and Playwrite Australia NSW laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite ÍslandPlaywrite Australia NSW…
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 Ísland 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 Ísland 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 Ísland, 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 Ísland 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 Ísland, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Ísland under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Ísland, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 89.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.1% 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 75% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 82% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Ísland
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite Australia NSW89Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Australia QLD85Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Australia Victoria847% heavier
- Playwrite Australia SA84Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet84Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite New Zealand83Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Ísland →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Ísland on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Ísland without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Australia NSW89text 0.6% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Playwrite Australia QLD85text 1.5% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Australia Victoria84text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Australia SA84same text width · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet84text 2.1% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Playwrite New Zealand83text 0.9% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Ísland loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.1% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Ísland’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite IS Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.10%;
ascent-override: 112.74%;
descent-override: 33.16%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite IS', 'Playwrite IS Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Ísland
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Ísland free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Ísland 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 Ísland?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Ísland’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 Ísland have?
Playwrite Ísland 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 Ísland?
Playwrite Ísland 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 Ísland?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Australia NSW (89), Playwrite Australia QLD (85) and Playwrite Australia Victoria (84), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Ísland, Playwrite Australia NSW has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Ísland.