Fraunces vs Playfair Display
Playfair Display is about 5% narrower than Fraunces in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
Handgloves 2026
Handgloves 2026
| Fraunces | Playfair Display | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable font | Yes | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 536.1 | 509.2 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 3 | 4 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black.
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Questions people ask
+Is Playfair Display a good replacement for Fraunces?
Playfair Display is about 5% narrower than Fraunces in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 29.5 units per 1000 em (similar widths).
+Which is wider, Fraunces or Playfair Display?
Fraunces is wider, by about 5% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European, Vietnamese. Only Playfair Display has Cyrillic.
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