Playwrite MX Light
Playwrite MX Light is the weight 300 face of Playwrite MX, a handwriting family. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical handwriting font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 579.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 1016.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Fonts closest to Playwrite MX 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 MX Guides Regularnearly identical widths (0.9 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Lightvery close widths (6.9 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Regularvery close widths (6.9 units)
- Playwrite CA Regularvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Playwrite CA Lightvery close widths (7.3 units)
- Playwrite US Trad ExtraLightvery close widths (7.4 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Guides Regularvery close widths (7.4 units)
- Playwrite CA Guides Regularvery close widths (7.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playwrite MX 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 MX Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playwrite MX Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Playwrite MX styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playwrite MX Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Playwrite MX Guides Regular has the closest letter widths to Playwrite MX Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 0.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playwrite MX 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 MX Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playwrite MX font, and sets new letters in Playwrite MX Light.
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