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Playwrite Netherland
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite NL', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Netherland 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 Netherland has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 88% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Česko
Playwrite Netherland on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Česko (79 out of 100) and Playwrite Slovensko (79). Playwrite Česko is 11% lighter; Playwrite Slovensko is 11% lighter.
Playwrite Netherland and Playwrite Česko laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite NetherlandPlaywrite Česko…
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 Netherland 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 Netherland 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 Netherland, 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 Netherland 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 Netherland, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Netherland under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Netherland, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 128.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.40lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%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 88% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 89% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Netherland
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite Česko7911% lighter
- Playwrite Slovensko7911% lighter
- Playwrite België Vlaanderen7812% lighter
- Playwrite Cuba76Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Tanzania768% lighter
- Playwrite Norge7625% lighter · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Netherland →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Netherland on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Netherland without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite België Vlaanderen78same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Cuba76same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Tanzania76same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Norge76text 1.4% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift75same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite México75same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Netherland loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Netherland’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite NL Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.98%;
ascent-override: 153.25%;
descent-override: 68.36%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite NL', 'Playwrite NL Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Netherland
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Netherland free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Netherland 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 Netherland?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Netherland’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 Netherland have?
Playwrite Netherland 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 Netherland?
Playwrite Netherland 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 Netherland?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Česko (79), Playwrite Slovensko (79) and Playwrite België Vlaanderen (78), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Netherland, Playwrite Česko is 11% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Netherland.