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Playwrite NL

Of the 1,899 families measured here, Playwrite NL has the tallest ascenders, the deepest descenders and the tallest capitals. It sets a wider lowercase than 90% of the 297 handwriting faces.

Outlines drawn from the PlaywriteNL file at weight 400. The dashed line is the median x-height of the handwriting faces.

Measure, per 1,000 em	Playwrite NL	Median of 297 handwriting faces
Ascender (top of d)	1,288	720
Cap height (top of H)	1,288	733
x-height (top of x)	519	445
Descender (foot of p)	−788	−326
x-height ÷ cap height	0.40	0.60
Average lowercase width	582	418
Ink coverage, a–z	60.8%	44.3%

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 HR Lijeva, Playwrite AR; just above: Playwrite ES, Playwrite ES Deco; level with: Playwrite HR

Weights and styles

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.

Axis	Tag	Range	In the library
Weight	wght	100 to 400	545 families

Inside the file

In the measured file: 1,272 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

Playwrite VNequal x-height, narrower Playwrite CLequal x-height, narrower Playwrite BRequal x-height, narrower Playwrite CUequal x-height, wider Playwrite FR Moderneshorter x-height, narrower Playwrite PTequal x-height, wider

Outside the handwriting class

Henny Pennytaller x-height, narrower Boldonsetaller x-height, wider Momo Signaturetaller x-height, wider

Rank every family against Playwrite NL

Same designer

TypeTogether is credited on 58 other families in the library, from Abril Fatface (2011) to Playwrite NZ Basic (2026); the closest of them in x-height and width is Playwrite HR. Veronika Burian is credited on 53 other families in the library, from Playpen Sans (2023) to Playwrite NZ Basic (2026); the closest of them in x-height and width is Playwrite HR. José Scaglione is credited on 53 other families in the library, from Playpen Sans (2023) to Playwrite NZ Basic (2026); the closest of them in x-height and width is Playwrite HR.