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Playwrite Portugal
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite PT', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Portugal 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 Portugal has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 91% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 85%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Argentina
Playwrite Portugal on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Argentina (88 out of 100) and Playwrite Chile (88). Playwrite Argentina has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Chile has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Portugal and Playwrite Argentina laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite PortugalPlaywrite Argentina…
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 Portugal alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite Portugal 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 Portugal, 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 Portugal 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 Portugal, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Portugal under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Portugal, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 109.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.47lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 58%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 91% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 85% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Portugal
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite Argentina88Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Chile88Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Brasil86Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite España Decorativa836% lighter
- Playwrite Italia Tradizionale8011% lighter
- Playwrite Việt Nam80Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Portugal →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Portugal on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Portugal without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Argentina88same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Chile88same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Brasil86same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite España Decorativa83same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Italia Tradizionale80same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Việt Nam80same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Portugal loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.8% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Portugal’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite PT Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.82%;
ascent-override: 132.99%;
descent-override: 51.21%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite PT', 'Playwrite PT Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Portugal
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Portugal free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Portugal 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 Portugal?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Portugal’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 Portugal have?
Playwrite Portugal 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 Portugal?
Playwrite Portugal 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 Portugal?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Argentina (88), Playwrite Chile (88) and Playwrite Brasil (86), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Portugal, Playwrite Argentina has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Portugal.