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Playwrite Norge
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite NO', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Norge 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 Norge has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Hrvatska
Playwrite Norge on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Hrvatska (84 out of 100) and Playwrite Ireland (81). Playwrite Hrvatska is 11% heavier and 3% wider; Playwrite Ireland is 18% heavier.
Playwrite Norge and Playwrite Hrvatska laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite NorgePlaywrite Hrvatska…
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 Norge 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 Norge 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 Norge, 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 Norge 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 Norge, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Norge under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Norge, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 98.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.53lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.3% 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 Norge
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite Hrvatska8411% heavier · 3% wider
- Playwrite Ireland8118% heavier
- Playwrite India7924% heavier · 3% wider
- Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift7815% heavier · 3% wider
- Playwrite Deutschland Schulausgangschrift7812% heavier · 4% wider
- Playwrite België Vlaanderen7717% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Norge →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Norge on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Norge without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Hrvatska84text 2.5% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Ireland81text 2.2% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift78text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite België Vlaanderen77text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Netherland76text 1.4% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite România76text 1.5% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Norge loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.4% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Norge’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite NO Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.41%;
ascent-override: 122.65%;
descent-override: 41.71%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite NO', 'Playwrite NO Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Norge
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Norge free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Norge 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 Norge?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Norge’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 Norge have?
Playwrite Norge 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 Norge?
Playwrite Norge 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 Norge?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Hrvatska (84), Playwrite Ireland (81) and Playwrite India (79), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Norge, Playwrite Hrvatska is 11% heavier and 3% wider. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Norge.