Playwrite US Modern
Playwrite US Modern 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 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Playwrite US Modern
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 US Modern from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playwrite US Modern itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 555.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 802.5 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 US Modern
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 US Modern Guides Regularidentical letter widths (0.4 units)
- Playwrite DE Grund Regularvery close widths (10.2 units)
- Playwrite DE Grund Guides Regularvery close widths (10.2 units)
- Playwrite AU SA Regularsimilar widths (19.1 units)
- Playwrite AU SA Guides Regularsimilar widths (19.1 units)
- Playwrite NZ Regularsimilar widths (21.1 units)
- Playwrite NZ Guides Regularsimilar widths (21.2 units)
- Playwrite GB S Regularsimilar widths (21.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Playwrite US Modern?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Playwrite US Modern itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Playwrite US Modern free to use?
Playwrite US Modern 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 US Modern?
By measured letter widths, Playwrite US Modern Guides is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Playwrite US Modern support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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