Playwrite CA Light
Playwrite CA Light is the weight 300 face of Playwrite CA, a handwriting family. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical handwriting font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 582.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 1024.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Fonts closest to Playwrite CA Light
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.
- Playwrite CA Guides Regularnearly identical widths (0.6 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Lightnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Guides Regularnearly identical widths (2.3 units)
- Playwrite US Trad ExtraLightnearly identical widths (2.4 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Regularnearly identical widths (2.5 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Thinnearly identical widths (2.8 units)
- Playwrite MX Guides Regularvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Playwrite MX ExtraLightvery close widths (7.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playwrite CA Light
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 Playwrite CA Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playwrite CA Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Playwrite CA styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playwrite CA Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Playwrite CA Guides Regular has the closest letter widths to Playwrite CA Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 0.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playwrite CA Light 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 Playwrite CA Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playwrite CA font, and sets new letters in Playwrite CA Light.
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