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Playwrite Việt Nam

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite VN', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Playwrite Việt Nam 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 Việt Nam has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 90%.

Compare with Playwrite France Traditionnelle →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Playwrite France Traditionnelle

Playwrite Việt Nam on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite France Traditionnelle (96 out of 100) and Playwrite Belgique Wallonie-Bruxelles (94). Playwrite France Traditionnelle has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Belgique Wallonie-Bruxelles is 8% heavier.

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Playwrite Việt Nam and Playwrite France Traditionnelle laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Playwrite Việt NamPlaywrite France Traditionnelle…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Playwrite Việt Nam 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

03 / Weights

Playwrite Việt Nam 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 Việt Nam, 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 Việt Nam is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Việt Nam, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Việt Nam under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Playwrite Việt Nam on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Playwrite Việt Nam, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Playwrite Việt Nam. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
51.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
127.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.41lowercase against capitals
Width
57.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
61%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

  • x-heightLarger than 75% of handwriting faces

  • WidthWider than 85% of handwriting faces

  • InkDarker than 90% of handwriting faces

07 / Swap

Swap Playwrite Việt Nam without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Playwrite Việt Nam loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.4% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Việt Nam’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Playwrite VN Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 114.42%;
  ascent-override: 152.34%;
  descent-override: 67.21%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Playwrite VN', 'Playwrite VN Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Playwrite Việt Nam

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Playwrite Việt Nam free for commercial use?

Yes. Playwrite Việt Nam 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 Việt Nam?

FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Việt Nam’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 Việt Nam have?

Playwrite Việt Nam 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 Việt Nam?

Playwrite Việt Nam was designed by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2024. TypeTogether also made Crete Round, Bree Serif, Jockey One and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Playwrite Việt Nam?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite France Traditionnelle (96), Playwrite Belgique Wallonie-Bruxelles (94) and Playwrite Indonesia (83), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Việt Nam, Playwrite France Traditionnelle has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Việt Nam.