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Playwrite USA Modern
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite US Modern', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite USA Modern 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 USA Modern has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 80% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Nigeria Modern
Playwrite USA Modern on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100 out of 100) and Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (100). Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite USA Modern and Playwrite Nigeria Modern laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite USA ModernPlaywrite Nigeria Modern…
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 USA Modern 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 USA Modern 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 USA Modern, 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 USA Modern 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 USA Modern, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite USA Modern under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite USA Modern, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 95.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.54lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.5% 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 80% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite USA Modern
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite USA Modern's own familyPlaywrite USA Traditional
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Italia Moderna100Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite France Moderne97Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite England SemiJoined96Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite England Joined94Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite USA Modern →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite USA Modern on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite USA Modern without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Nigeria Modern100text 1.3% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift100text 1.7% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Italia Moderna100same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite France Moderne97text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite England SemiJoined96text 1.3% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite England Joined94same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite USA Modern loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.5% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite USA Modern’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite US Modern Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.50%;
ascent-override: 119.12%;
descent-override: 38.77%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite US Modern', 'Playwrite US Modern Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite USA Modern
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite USA Modern free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite USA Modern 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 USA Modern?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite USA Modern’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 USA Modern have?
Playwrite USA Modern 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 USA Modern?
Playwrite USA Modern 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 USA Modern?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Nigeria Modern (100), Playwrite Deutschland Grundschrift (100) and Playwrite Italia Moderna (100), out of 100. Next to Playwrite USA Modern, Playwrite Nigeria Modern has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite USA Traditional. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite USA Modern.