Lisu Bosa vs Playfair
Playfair is about 6% wider than Lisu Bosa in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
Handgloves 2026
Handgloves 2026
| Lisu Bosa | Playfair | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black | Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable font | No | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 471.2 | 499 |
| Digits | tabular | proportional |
| Character sets | 3 | 5 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black.
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Questions people ask
+Is Playfair a good replacement for Lisu Bosa?
Playfair is about 6% wider than Lisu Bosa in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 32.8 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Lisu Bosa or Playfair?
Playfair is wider, by about 6% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Lisu Bosa has Lisu. Only Playfair has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese.
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