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Playwrite Italia Tradizionale
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite IT Trad', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale 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 Tradizionale has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 91% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 73%.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite España Decorativa
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite España Decorativa (91 out of 100) and Playwrite Magyarország (88). Playwrite España Decorativa has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Magyarország has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale and Playwrite España Decorativa laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite Italia TradizionalePlaywrite España Decorativa…
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 Tradizionale alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale 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 Tradizionale, 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 Tradizionale 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 Tradizionale, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Italia Tradizionale under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 97.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.53lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%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 91% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 73% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Italia Tradizionale
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale's own familyPlaywrite Italia Moderna
- Playwrite España Decorativa91Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Magyarország88Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Perú88Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Chile8313% heavier
- Playwrite Polska8310% lighter
- Playwrite Portugal8012% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Italia Tradizionale →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Italia Tradizionale on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Italia Tradizionale without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite España Decorativa91same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Magyarország88text 1.0% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Perú88same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Chile83same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Polska83text 1.4% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Portugal80same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Italia Tradizionale loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.8% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Italia Tradizionale’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite IT Trad Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.82%;
ascent-override: 120.01%;
descent-override: 40.24%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite IT Trad', 'Playwrite IT Trad Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Italia Tradizionale
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Italia Tradizionale free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Italia Tradizionale 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 Tradizionale?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Italia Tradizionale’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 Tradizionale have?
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale 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 Tradizionale?
Playwrite Italia Tradizionale 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 Italia Tradizionale?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite España Decorativa (91), Playwrite Magyarország (88) and Playwrite Perú (88), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Italia Tradizionale, Playwrite España Decorativa has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite Italia Moderna. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Italia Tradizionale.