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font-playfair · vlatest
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brew install --cask font-playfair 5
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Trust Score 5/10
✗ Open source (OFL-1.1) +0
✓ Active development +2
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 11, 2026Playfair is an elegant and versatile font family, perfect for design projects requiring classic typography. It's ideal for designers, students, and anyone seeking professional-grade typography.
Provides a set of fonts for design and typography projects.
Maturity: The project is active and well-maintained, with recent updates and a strong community following.
Community: Discussions on Hacker News highlight the font's association with historical figures and ciphers, but there's limited direct discussion about the font itself.
Pros
- + Elegant and versatile design
- + Regular updates and active development
- + Free and open-source with strong community support
Cons
- - Limited direct community discussion about the font
- - Some issues reported regarding font availability and missing characters
Community Mentions
hackernews
Sep 2025 Cracking Playfair Ciphers (2023)
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Dec 2023 Cracking Playfair Ciphers
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Jan 2022 William Playfair: Economist and Spy
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Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown