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Playwrite New Zealand Basic
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite NZ Basic', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite New Zealand Basic is a free handwriting font by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione, on Google Fonts since 2026. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Playwrite New Zealand Basic has an x-height taller than 71%, is wider than 74% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Ísland
Playwrite New Zealand Basic on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Ísland (79 out of 100) and Playwrite Australia SA (79). Playwrite Ísland is 4% wider; Playwrite Australia SA has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite New Zealand Basic and Playwrite Ísland laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite New Zealand BasicPlaywrite Ísland…
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 Basic alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite New Zealand Basic 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 Basic, 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
- 2026
- 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 Basic 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 Basic, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite New Zealand Basic under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite New Zealand Basic, 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
- 53.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 74% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite New Zealand Basic
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite New Zealand Basic's own familyPlaywrite New Zealand
- Playwrite Ísland794% wider
- Playwrite Australia SA79Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Australia NSW753% wider · 6% heavier
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand7422% lighter · 8% narrower
- Playwrite Australia Tasmania727% heavier
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet71Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite New Zealand Basic →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite New Zealand Basic on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite New Zealand Basic without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Australia Tasmania72text 2.9% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet71text 1.7% wider · same x-height
- Gveret Levin48text 2.4% wider · x-height 1.8% taller
- Playwrite England SemiJoined37text 2.8% wider · same x-height
- Drama Sans32text 2.6% narrower · x-height 4.6% taller
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern30text 2.8% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite New Zealand Basic loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.9% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite New Zealand Basic’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite NZ Basic Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.93%;
ascent-override: 117.05%;
descent-override: 34.43%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite NZ Basic', 'Playwrite NZ Basic Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite New Zealand Basic
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite New Zealand Basic free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite New Zealand Basic 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 Basic?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite New Zealand Basic’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 Basic have?
Playwrite New Zealand Basic 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 Basic?
Playwrite New Zealand Basic was designed by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2026. TypeTogether also made Crete Round, Bree Serif, Jockey One and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite New Zealand Basic?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Ísland (79), Playwrite Australia SA (79) and Playwrite Australia NSW (75), out of 100. Next to Playwrite New Zealand Basic, Playwrite Ísland is 4% wider. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite New Zealand. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite New Zealand Basic.