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Playwrite Nigeria Modern
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite NG Modern', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Nigeria Modern 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 Nigeria Modern has an x-height taller than 74%, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite France Moderne
Playwrite Nigeria Modern on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite France Moderne (100 out of 100) and Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (100). Playwrite France Moderne has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Nigeria Modern and Playwrite France Moderne laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite Nigeria ModernPlaywrite France Moderne…
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 Nigeria Modern 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 Nigeria Modern 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 Nigeria Modern, 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 Nigeria Modern 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 Nigeria Modern, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Nigeria Modern under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Nigeria Modern, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 101.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.51lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%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 76% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Nigeria Modern
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite France Moderne100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Modern100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite England SemiJoined100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite England Joined99Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Italia Moderna96Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Nigeria Modern →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Nigeria Modern on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Nigeria Modern without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite France Moderne100text 0.6% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift100same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Modern100text 1.3% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite England SemiJoined100same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite England Joined99text 0.9% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Italia Moderna96text 0.9% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Nigeria Modern loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Nigeria Modern’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite NG Modern Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.00%;
ascent-override: 127.50%;
descent-override: 45.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite NG Modern', 'Playwrite NG Modern Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Nigeria Modern
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Nigeria Modern free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Nigeria Modern 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 Nigeria Modern?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Nigeria Modern’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 Nigeria Modern have?
Playwrite Nigeria Modern 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 Nigeria Modern?
Playwrite Nigeria Modern 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 Nigeria Modern?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite France Moderne (100), Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (100) and Playwrite USA Modern (100), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Nigeria Modern, Playwrite France Moderne has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Nigeria Modern.