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+ Playwrite England Joined Guides is a single-weight font designed to harmonize seamlessly with its companion, Playwrite England Joined. This font includes guideline markers on the baseline, x-height, ascenders, and descenders, providing a visual aid for primary school children. These guides help young learners grasp the proportions of letterforms and assist them in drawing letters with confidence and accuracy. +

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+ England has been the incubator for several prominent handwriting styles that + still influence teaching around the world. One of the earliest examples is the + English Roundhand, which was used in business and education in the 19th + century. +

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+ The implementation of modern cursive styles in classrooms is probably the most + influential development for contemporary handwriting education. They draw from + the ideas of the Italic Handwriting Revival movement of the early 20th century, + and the work of its proponents. Alfred Fairbank (1895–1982) proposed modern + italic writing, based on chancery models, as a new approach to teaching + handwriting with the aim of simplification and faster writing speed. Recently, + it has been one of the most popular approaches to handwriting teaching in + England. Of the twenty-three methods described in the National Handwriting + Association’s 2013 guide to writing methods for teaching, thirteen were fully + joined or + semi-joined + modern cursive styles. Important among these are Nelson Handwriting, Tom + Gourdie Modern Hand, Jarman Handwriting, Marion Richardson, and + Sassoon-Williams model. +

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+ To contribute, see + + github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite. +

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Playwrite England Joined Guides characteristics

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+ Guidelines are present in all characters except for those used for letter spacing. To create a versatile font for teachers designing practice sheets that feature guidelines without corresponding letters, the underscore is used as a key character. It replaces the glyph shape with the guidelines and matches the width of the letter space. +

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+ Find the detailed characteristics of this country's Model in Playwrite England Joined. +

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Family name in font menus

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+ Playwrite England Joined Guides appears in font menus with a two-letter country code + ‘GB’ and a ‘J’ for the Joined variant, Playwrite GB J Guides. The font + features four styles: Thin, ExtraLight, Light, and Regular. +
+ The download .zip file includes the variable font and standard static ttf fonts + for each style. +

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Playwrite fonts for schools

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+ The Playwrite school fonts are based on the findings of Primarium, a + groundbreaking educational effort that documents the history and current + practice of handwriting models taught to primary school students worldwide. + This typographic engine serves teachers, educators, and parents by generating + localized libre fonts. These Playwrite fonts are complemented by + Playpen Sans, an + informal and fun typeface designed for annotations, instructions, and student + notes – that also includes emojis. +

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+ For more information about the Primarium project, visit + primarium.info, and to learn more about + handwriting education in England, see + + primarium.info/countries/england. +

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How to install the fonts?

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+ Windows: Download the font file to your computer. Navigate to + where you saved the font file and double-click it to open. Click the "Install" + button at the top of the font preview window. The font is now installed and + ready to be used across your apps. +

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+ macOS: After downloading the font file to your Mac, + right-click it in Finder and select "Open With" > "Font Book". Then, click + "Install Font" in the font preview window that pops up. The font is now + installed and ready to be used across your apps. +

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How to use the fonts in apps?

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+ The Playwrite font family uses complex OpenType features to generate connected + writing. Some common applications require these features to be manually + activated. +

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+ Google Docs and Slides: From the font selector drop-down, go to "More Fonts" + and search for the desired font name, in this case, "Playwrite GB J Guides", and click OK. + If some text is already selected, the font choice will apply. +

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+ Note: This font family doesn't include Bold style, so please avoid applying it + in text editors. If you use the common 'B' button, you will automatically + generate a low-quality style. +

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+ Microsoft Word: Go to Format in the Menu bar, select Font, and + then the Advanced tab. Activate "Contextual Alternates" and "Kerning for fonts + below" to apply these settings to all text sizes. +

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+ LibreOffice: In macOS, to select the different styles, go to + Format in the Menu bar, select Character, and use the Typeface menu. +

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+ Adobe InDesign: Open the Paragraph Panel and select Adobe + "World-Ready Paragraph Composer" from the contextual menu. +

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+ Adobe Illustrator: Navigate to Preferences > Type, check the + "Show Indic Options" box, and close preferences. Then open the Paragraph Panel + and select "Middle Eastern Composer" from the contextual menu. +

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+ Adobe Photoshop: Access the Paragraph Panel, then choose + "World-Ready Layout" from the contextual menu. +

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+ The above instructions are also available in + + PDF format here. +