Alike vs Playfair Display
Playfair Display is about 2% narrower than Alike in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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Handgloves 2026
| Alike | Playfair Display | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | No | Yes |
| Variable font | No | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 517.4 | 509.2 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 4 | 4 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular.
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Questions people ask
+Is Playfair Display a good replacement for Alike?
Playfair Display is about 2% narrower than Alike in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 32.1 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Alike or Playfair Display?
Alike is wider, by about 2% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Alike has Math symbols, Symbols. Only Playfair Display has Cyrillic, Vietnamese.
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