Playfair vs Sahitya
Sahitya is about 6% narrower than Playfair in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
Handgloves 2026
Handgloves 2026
| Playfair | Sahitya | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black | Regular, Bold |
| Italics | Yes | No |
| Variable font | Yes | No |
| Average lowercase width | 499 | 467.2 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 5 | 2 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Sahitya a good replacement for Playfair?
Sahitya is about 6% narrower than Playfair in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 33.2 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Playfair or Sahitya?
Playfair is wider, by about 6% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin. Only Playfair has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Central European, Vietnamese. Only Sahitya has Devanagari.
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