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Playwrite Italia Moderna
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite IT Moderna', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Italia Moderna 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 Italia Moderna 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 England SemiJoined
Playwrite Italia Moderna on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite England SemiJoined (100 out of 100) and Playwrite USA Modern (100). Playwrite England SemiJoined has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite USA Modern has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Italia Moderna and Playwrite England SemiJoined laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite Italia ModernaPlaywrite England SemiJoined…
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 Italia Moderna alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite Italia Moderna 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 Italia Moderna, 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 Italia Moderna 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 Italia Moderna, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Italia Moderna under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Italia Moderna, 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 Italia Moderna
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite Italia Moderna's own familyPlaywrite Italia Tradizionale
Playwrite Italia Moderna's letters under another namePlaywrite England Joined
- Playwrite England SemiJoined100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Modern100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift98Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern96Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite France Moderne908% heavier
- Playwrite España7922% heavier · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Italia Moderna →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Italia Moderna on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Italia Moderna without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite England SemiJoined100text 0.9% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Modern100same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift98text 1.2% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern96text 0.9% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite France Moderne90same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite España79text 1.7% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Italia Moderna loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Italia Moderna’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite IT Moderna Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.98%;
ascent-override: 112.85%;
descent-override: 33.19%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite IT Moderna', 'Playwrite IT Moderna Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Italia Moderna
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Italia Moderna free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Italia Moderna 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 Italia Moderna?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Italia Moderna’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 Italia Moderna have?
Playwrite Italia Moderna 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 Italia Moderna?
Playwrite Italia Moderna 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 Italia Moderna?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite England SemiJoined (100), Playwrite USA Modern (100) and Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (98), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Italia Moderna, Playwrite England SemiJoined has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite Italia Tradizionale. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Italia Moderna.