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Playwrite New Zealand
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite NZ', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite New Zealand 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 New Zealand has an x-height taller than 71%, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
Compare with Playwrite Australia Tasmania →Compare with another font
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Australia Tasmania
Playwrite New Zealand on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Australia Tasmania (87 out of 100) and Playwrite Danmark Uloopet (87). Playwrite Australia Tasmania has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Danmark Uloopet has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite New Zealand and Playwrite Australia Tasmania laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite New ZealandPlaywrite Australia Tasmania…
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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand, 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite New Zealand under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite New Zealand, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 89.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.0% 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 71% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 76% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite New Zealand
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite New Zealand's own familyPlaywrite New Zealand Basic
- Playwrite Australia Tasmania87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Australia SA86Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Australia NSW85Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Danmark Loopet8312% heavier
- Playwrite Ísland83Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite New Zealand →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite New Zealand on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite New Zealand without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Australia Tasmania87same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet87text 1.1% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Australia SA86text 0.6% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Australia NSW85same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Danmark Loopet83same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Ísland83text 1.0% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite New Zealand loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite New Zealand’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite NZ Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.02%;
ascent-override: 113.82%;
descent-override: 33.48%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite NZ', 'Playwrite NZ Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite New Zealand
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite New Zealand free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite New Zealand’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 New Zealand have?
Playwrite New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
Playwrite New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Australia Tasmania (87), Playwrite Danmark Uloopet (87) and Playwrite Australia SA (86), out of 100. Next to Playwrite New Zealand, Playwrite Australia Tasmania has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite New Zealand Basic. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite New Zealand.