Playwrite SK
Playwrite SK is a handwriting font in 4 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Playwrite SK
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 SK from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playwrite SK itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 591.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 972.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Playwrite SK
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 CZ Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Playwrite CZ Guides Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Playwrite SK Guides Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Playwrite IE Regularsimilar widths (15.4 units)
- Playwrite IE Guides Regularsimilar widths (16.4 units)
- Playwrite IT Trad Regularsimilar widths (16.6 units)
- Playwrite PL Regularsimilar widths (16.8 units)
- Playwrite IT Trad Guides Regularsimilar widths (17.2 units)
Compare Playwrite SK
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Playwrite SK?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Playwrite SK itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Playwrite SK free to use?
Playwrite SK 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 SK?
By measured letter widths, Playwrite CZ is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Playwrite SK support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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