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Playwrite CO

The library lists Playwrite CO together with 48 more families that share a designer with it and either its name or its measurements, one of the two largest such groups. It sets a wider lowercase than 94% of the 297 handwriting faces.

Outlines drawn from the PlaywriteCO file at weight 400. The dashed line is the median x-height of the handwriting faces.
Measure, per 1,000 emPlaywrite COMedian of 297 handwriting faces
Ascender (top of d)1,035720
Cap height (top of H)1,033733
x-height (top of x)519445
Descender (foot of p)−535−326
x-height ÷ cap height0.500.60
Average lowercase width584418
Ink coverage, a–z58.2%44.3%

Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements

VersionCompared with Playwrite COAdded
Playwrite ARmatching measurements2024
Playwrite ATmatching measurements2024
Playwrite AU NSWlowercase narrower by 282024
Playwrite AU QLDmatching measurements2024
Playwrite AU SAlowercase narrower by 312024
Playwrite AU TASlowercase narrower by 342024
Playwrite AU VICmatching measurements2024
Playwrite BE VLGmatching measurements2024
Playwrite BRmatching measurements2024
Playwrite CAmatching measurements2024
Playwrite CLmatching measurements2024
Playwrite CUmatching measurements2024
Playwrite CZmatching measurements2024
Playwrite DE Grundlowercase narrower by 392024
Playwrite DE LAmatching measurements2024
Playwrite DE SASmatching measurements2024
Playwrite DE VAmatching measurements2024
Playwrite DK Loopetlowercase narrower by 242024
Playwrite DK Uloopetlowercase narrower by 352024
Playwrite ESmatching measurements2024
Playwrite ES Decomatching measurements2024
Playwrite FR Modernelowercase narrower by 312024
Playwrite GB Jlowercase narrower by 262024
Playwrite GB Slowercase narrower by 342024
Playwrite HRmatching measurements2024
Playwrite HR Lijevamatching measurements2024
Playwrite HUmatching measurements2024
Playwrite IEmatching measurements2024
Playwrite INmatching measurements2024
Playwrite ISlowercase narrower by 232024
Playwrite IT Modernalowercase narrower by 262024
Playwrite IT Tradmatching measurements2024
Playwrite MXmatching measurements2024
Playwrite NG Modernlowercase narrower by 342024
Playwrite NLmatching measurements2024
Playwrite NOlowercase narrower by 212024
Playwrite NZlowercase narrower by 342024
Playwrite NZ Basiclowercase narrower by 472026
Playwrite PEmatching measurements2024
Playwrite PLmatching measurements2024
Playwrite PTmatching measurements2024
Playwrite ROmatching measurements2024
Playwrite SKmatching measurements2024
Playwrite TZmatching measurements2024
Playwrite US Modernlowercase narrower by 282024
Playwrite US Tradmatching measurements2024
Playwrite VNmatching measurements2024
Playwrite ZAmatching measurements2024

Where it sitsEvery handwriting family is a dot

X-height across the 287 handwriting faces with ascenders

151669

Just below: Playwrite DE Grund, Playwrite US Modern; just above: Amita, Eagle Lake; level with: Playwrite AR, Playwrite AU QLD, Playwrite AU VIC

Average lowercase width across the 297 handwriting faces

211720

Just below: Playwrite CU, Playwrite RO; just above: Playwrite AT, Playwrite DE SAS

Weights and styles

100200300400500600700800900

One variable file per style covers every weight from 100 to 400, with no italic; four of the nine standard steps fall inside that range.

AxisTagRangeIn the library
Weightwght100 to 400545 families

Inside the file

In the measured file: 1,270 glyphs and 486 mapped Unicode characters; 15 OpenType feature tags.

Declared features: contextual alternates and nine stylistic sets.

Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em

Outside the handwriting class

Momo Signaturetaller x-height, widerHenny Pennytaller x-height, narrowerKite Oneshorter x-height, narrower

Rank every family against Playwrite CO

Same designer

TypeTogether is credited on 10 other families in the library, from Abril Fatface (2011) to Playpen Sans Deva (2025); the closest of them in x-height and width is Literata. Veronika Burian is credited on 5 other families in the library, from Playpen Sans (2023) to Playpen Sans Deva (2025); the closest of them in x-height and width is Playpen Sans. José Scaglione is credited on 5 other families in the library, from Playpen Sans (2023) to Playpen Sans Deva (2025); the closest of them in x-height and width is Playpen Sans.

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