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Playwrite South Africa
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite ZA', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite South Africa 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 South Africa has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 77%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite India
Playwrite South Africa on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite India (81 out of 100) and Playwrite Ireland (79). Playwrite India has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite Ireland has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite South Africa and Playwrite India laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite South AfricaPlaywrite India…
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 South Africa 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite South Africa 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 South Africa, 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 South Africa 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 South Africa, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite South Africa under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite South Africa, 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
- 57.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 54%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 82% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 77% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite South Africa
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite India81Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Ireland79Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Cuba7913% heavier
- Playwrite México786% heavier
- Playwrite România77Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite USA Traditional767% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite South Africa →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite South Africa on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite South Africa without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Ireland79text 2.6% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Cuba79text 1.8% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite México78text 1.7% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite România77text 1.9% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite USA Traditional76text 1.8% wider · same x-height
- Playwrite Canada75text 2.0% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite South Africa loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112.9% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite South Africa’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite ZA Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.94%;
ascent-override: 126.44%;
descent-override: 44.63%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite ZA', 'Playwrite ZA Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite South Africa
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite South Africa free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite South Africa 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 South Africa?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite South Africa’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 South Africa have?
Playwrite South Africa 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 South Africa?
Playwrite South Africa 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 South Africa?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite India (81), Playwrite Ireland (79) and Playwrite Cuba (79), out of 100. Next to Playwrite South Africa, Playwrite India has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite South Africa.