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About Playwrite IS Font
The latest edition of the national curriculum, published in 2014, requires that at the end of fourth grade, students must “write all the letters, write clearly and understandably.” Handwriting teaching in Iceland happens during grades 1-3 (6-9 years old), and books by the MMS adhere to a progressive system based on simplified modern italic styles. According to this system, students should first be introduced to the lowercase letters of Grunnskrift or the initial model. These are simplified and unconnected letters, slightly slanted and with exit strokes. This should be followed by uppercase letters of the same model. Finally, in the third grade (8-9 years old), students learn Tengiskrift or joined letters. Playwrite Ísland is a variable font with a weight range from Thin (100) to Regular (400), and supports over 150 Latin-based languages. It has a single-weight sibling with Guides, Playwrite IS Guides , designed to harmonize seamlessly with this main font while providing a visual aid for primary school children. To contribute, see github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite . Playwrite Ísland characteristics This slanted modern cursive handwriting is crafted for high-speed writing and features print-style uppercase letters, with 'M' notably having splain legs. The lowercase letters are inspired by early Italic calligraphies, including the chancery style. Letters that end with a descender do not connect to the subsequent character, making this a semi-connected model. Both 'b' and 'p' fea
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Elegant, Flowing, Script Handwritten
- Use Case
- Invitations, Branding
- Ideal For
- wedding stationery, greeting cards, and signatures
- Pairs With
- a simple uppercase sans
Playwrite IS Specifications
| Font Family | Playwrite IS |
| Style | Regular |
| Full Name | Playwrite IS Regular |
| Version | 1.003 |
| Weight | 400 (Regular) |
| Glyph Count | 1279 glyphs |
| PostScript Name | PlaywriteIS-Regular |
| Designer | Veronika Burian, José Scaglione |
| Format | TTF (TrueType) |
| File Size | 335.8 KB |
OpenType Features
Playwrite IS ships with 2 OpenType features you can switch on in apps that support them (Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, Figma, CSS font-feature-settings).
- Contextual alternates
- Stylistic sets (9)
- Variable font · axes: wght
Languages Supported
Playwrite IS supports 311 languages.
How to Install Playwrite IS Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the Playwrite IS font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 5Playwrite IS is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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Playwrite IS Font
by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian, José Scaglione
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026


















