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Playwrite USA Traditional
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite US Trad', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite USA Traditional 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 Traditional has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 85%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite México
Playwrite USA Traditional on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite México (88 out of 100) and Playwrite Colombia (87). Playwrite México has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Colombia has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite USA Traditional and Playwrite México laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite USA TraditionalPlaywrite México…
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 Traditional 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 Traditional 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 Traditional, 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 Traditional 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 Traditional, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite USA Traditional under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite USA Traditional, 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
- 58.1% 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 86% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 85% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite USA Traditional
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite USA Traditional's own familyPlaywrite USA Modern
Playwrite USA Traditional's letters under another namePlaywrite Canada
- Playwrite México88Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Colombia87Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Cuba876% heavier
- Playwrite India82Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Ireland797% lighter
- Playwrite Tanzania77Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite USA Traditional →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite USA Traditional on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite USA Traditional without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite México88same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Colombia87same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Cuba87same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite India82text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Ireland79text 0.8% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Tanzania77same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite USA Traditional loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite USA Traditional’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite US Trad Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.98%;
ascent-override: 124.20%;
descent-override: 43.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite US Trad', 'Playwrite US Trad Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite USA Traditional
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite USA Traditional free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite USA Traditional 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 Traditional?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite USA Traditional’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 Traditional have?
Playwrite USA Traditional 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 Traditional?
Playwrite USA Traditional 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 52 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite USA Traditional?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite México (88), Playwrite Colombia (87) and Playwrite Cuba (87), out of 100. Next to Playwrite USA Traditional, Playwrite México has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite USA Modern. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite USA Traditional.