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Playfair Display

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Playfair is a transitional design. In the European Enlightenment in the late 18th century, broad nib quills were replaced by pointed steel pens as the popular writing tool of the day. Together with developments in printing technology, ink, and paper making, it became to print letterforms of high contrast and delicate hairlines that were increasingly detached from the written letterforms.

This design lends itself to this period, and while it is not a revival of any particular design, it takes influence from the designs of John Baskerville and from ‘Scotch Roman’ designs. Being a Display (large size) design in the transitional genre, functionally and stylistically it can accompany Georgia for body text.


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Font License

These fonts are licensed under the Open Font License.

You can use them freely in your products & projects – print or digital, commercial or otherwise. However, you can’t sell the fonts on their own.

This isn’t legal advice, please consider consulting a lawyer and see the full license for all details.