Playfair Display is a serif typeface designed by Claus Eggers Sørensen, available for free on Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License. It comes with 6 weights (from Regular (400) to Black (900)), making it highly versatile across different design contexts.
As a serif font, Playfair Display brings a sense of tradition and elegance. The decorative strokes (serifs) at the ends of letterforms create a classic feel that works beautifully for headings, editorial content, and anywhere you want to add a touch of sophistication.
For App Store and Google Play screenshots, Playfair Display can be used as a heading font to create visual hierarchy — pair it with a clean sans-serif like Inter or Open Sans for body text. The key is consistency: use the same font across all your screenshots so the set reads as one cohesive design.
Yes. Playfair Display is available on Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in personal and commercial projects, apps, websites, and print — for free, with no restrictions.
Click the "Download" button above to get the font files as a ZIP. For web use, copy the @import or <link> tag from the code section into your CSS or HTML — no installation needed.
Playfair Display pairs well with Inter, Source Sans 3, Raleway, Open Sans, Lato. You can try these combinations live in our font pairing tool.
Playfair Display has 6 weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900).
Yes. Download the font files and bundle them in your iOS or Android app. The SIL Open Font License allows embedding in apps without any fees or attribution requirements in the app itself.
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