Playwrite GB S
Playwrite GB S is a handwriting font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Playwrite GB S
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 GB S from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playwrite GB S itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 550.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 761.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Playwrite GB S
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 GB S Guides Regularidentical letter widths (0.3 units)
- Playwrite NZ Regularnearly identical widths (1.8 units)
- Playwrite NZ Guides Regularnearly identical widths (2.1 units)
- Playwrite GB J Regularnearly identical widths (2.2 units)
- Playwrite GB J Guides Regularnearly identical widths (2.5 units)
- Playwrite IT Moderna Regularnearly identical widths (3 units)
- Playwrite IT Moderna Guides Regularnearly identical widths (3.4 units)
- Playwrite IS Regularnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Playwrite GB S?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Playwrite GB S itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Playwrite GB S free to use?
Playwrite GB S is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Playwrite GB S?
By measured letter widths, Playwrite GB S Guides is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Playwrite GB S support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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