Playfair Display

Serif modern-serif by Claus Eggers Sorensen #17 on Google Fonts
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About Playfair Display

Claus Eggers Sorensen zeichnete diesen hochkontrastigen modernen Serifenstil in der Tradition von Bodoni und Didot, passte jedoch die Proportionen speziell für die Bildschirmnutzung an. Die ausgeprägten Stärkeunterschiede und eleganten Serifen schaffen eine dramatische visuelle Hierarchie, die sie zur ersten Wahl für Magazintitel, Luxusbranding und Buchcover macht. Kyrillische Unterstützung und eine variable Gewichtachse erweitern ihre Nützlichkeit.

Character Map

AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
0123456789
!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",.<>?

Weight Waterfall (6)

400 Regular
500 Medium
600 SemiBold
700 Bold
800 ExtraBold
900 Black

Best Pairings

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Playfair Display + Source Sans 3 9/10
Heading in Playfair Display
Body text in Source Sans 3. Playfair Display's high-contrast elegance provides dramatic headlines, while Source Sans 3's neutral clarity ensures comfortable body reading. Classic editorial pairing.

How to Use

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap');
font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
brew install --cask font-playfair-display

Details

Category
Serif
Style
modern-serif
Weights
6
Italic
✓
Koreanisch
✗
Designer
Claus Eggers Sorensen
License
OFL
Version
Popularity
#17

License Usage

Web useAllowed
PrintAllowed
Video / BroadcastAllowed
PackagingAllowed
App embeddingAllowed
Brand / LogoAllowed
ModificationAllowed

OFL — Free for personal & commercial use

Language Support

cyrillic latin latin-ext vietnamese

Best For

headings editorial luxury

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Typography Concepts

  • Cap Height

    The height of a capital letter measured from the baseline to the top of flat capitals like 'H' or 'I'.

  • Contrast (Typography)

    The difference between the thickest and thinnest parts of a letter's strokes. High-contrast fonts (like Didot) have dramatic variation.

  • Stroke

    Any line that forms part of a letter — vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or curved. Stroke contrast defines much of a typeface's character.

  • Terminal

    The end of a stroke that doesn't have a serif — can be ball, beak, teardrop, or flat shaped. Terminal style is a key identifier of type classification.

  • Crossbar

    The horizontal stroke in letters like 'A', 'H', 'e', 'f'. Its position relative to the x-height affects readability.

  • Kerning

    The adjustment of space between individual letter pairs to achieve visually consistent spacing.

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