Playball Regular
Playball Regular is the weight 400 face of Playball, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 22% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 408 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 619.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Playball Regular
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Gowun Dodum Regularloosely similar widths (66 units)
- Edu SA Beginner Boldloosely similar widths (70.6 units)
- Edu SA Beginner SemiBoldloosely similar widths (70.8 units)
- Gowun Batang Regularloosely similar widths (71.1 units)
- Kalam Regularloosely similar widths (71.5 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation Boldloosely similar widths (71.5 units)
- Edu QLD Beginner Mediumloosely similar widths (71.7 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation SemiBoldloosely similar widths (72.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playball Regular
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Playball Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playball Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playball Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gowun Dodum Regular has the closest letter widths to Playball Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 66 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playball Regular have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Playball Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playball font, and sets new letters in Playball Regular.
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