Playwrite ZA Regular
Playwrite ZA Regular is the weight 400 face of Playwrite ZA, a handwriting family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical handwriting font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 570.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 1009.6 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 |
Fonts closest to Playwrite ZA Regular
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 ZA Guides Regularnearly identical widths (1.4 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Regularvery close widths (12.7 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Lightvery close widths (13 units)
- Playwrite US Trad ExtraLightvery close widths (13.5 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Guides Regularvery close widths (13.5 units)
- Playwrite PE Regularvery close widths (13.6 units)
- Playwrite PE Lightvery close widths (13.7 units)
- Playwrite US Trad Thinvery close widths (14 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playwrite ZA Regular
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 ZA Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playwrite ZA Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Playwrite ZA styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playwrite ZA Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Playwrite ZA Guides Regular has the closest letter widths to Playwrite ZA Regular: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playwrite ZA Regular 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 ZA Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playwrite ZA font, and sets new letters in Playwrite ZA Regular.
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