Playwrite NZ
Playwrite NZ is a handwriting font in 4 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical handwriting font. Last updated 28 January 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Playwrite NZ
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 NZ from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playwrite NZ itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 549.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 766.3 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 NZ
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 NZ Guides Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Playwrite GB S Regularnearly identical widths (1.8 units)
- Playwrite GB S Guides Regularnearly identical widths (2.1 units)
- Playwrite NZ Basic Regularnearly identical widths (3.9 units)
- Playwrite IT Moderna Regularnearly identical widths (4 units)
- Playwrite GB J Regularnearly identical widths (4 units)
- Playwrite GB J Guides Regularnearly identical widths (4.2 units)
- Playwrite NZ Basic Guides Regularnearly identical widths (4.3 units)
Compare Playwrite NZ
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Playwrite NZ?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Playwrite NZ itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Playwrite NZ free to use?
Playwrite NZ 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 NZ?
By measured letter widths, Playwrite NZ Guides is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Playwrite NZ support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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