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Playfair Display

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Designed by Claus Eggers Sørensen • serif • SIL Open Font License (OFL)

Open on Google Fonts

TYPEFACE OVERVIEW

Transitional serif with high stroke contrast inspired by John Baskerville and European Enlightenment typography. Ideal for luxury & editorial titles.

Commercial Stand-In: Often chosen as an open-source alternative to Bodoni, Didot, Baskerville, Playbill.

OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Category serif

Serifs bracketed

Contrast high

Proportions regular

Variable Font Yes

INTERACTIVE SPECIMEN TESTER

Size: 36px

Styles & Weights (7)

400 Regular

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500 Regular

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600 Regular

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700 Regular

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800 Regular

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900 Regular

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400 Italic

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Production CSS Blueprint

google-fonts.css

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;0,800;1,400&display=swap');

style.css

font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;

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