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Playwrite Tanzania
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite TZ', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Tanzania 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 Tanzania has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 84% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 81%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite România
Playwrite Tanzania on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite România (84 out of 100) and Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift (81). Playwrite România has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift is 7% lighter.
Playwrite Tanzania and Playwrite România laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite TanzaniaPlaywrite România…
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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania, 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Tanzania under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Tanzania, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 101.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.51lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 56%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 84% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 81% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Tanzania
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite România84Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift817% lighter
- Playwrite Ireland80Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Colombia80Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite México79Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite India79Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Tanzania →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Tanzania on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Tanzania without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite România84same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift81same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Ireland80text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Colombia80same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite México79same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite India79text 1.9% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Tanzania loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.6% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Tanzania’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite TZ Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.64%;
ascent-override: 124.56%;
descent-override: 43.96%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite TZ', 'Playwrite TZ Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Tanzania
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Tanzania free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Tanzania’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 Tanzania have?
Playwrite Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
Playwrite Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite România (84), Playwrite Deutschland Lateinische Ausgangsschrift (81) and Playwrite Ireland (80), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Tanzania, Playwrite România has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Tanzania.