Author's note

Playing Cards font is a free dingbat typeface that turns every keystroke into a crisp little card on the table. Each glyph is a clean white rectangle with sharp black pips and tidy borders, so the symbols read instantly even at small sizes. The consistent line weight and spacing make card sequences look like neatly fanned decks instead of a jumble of clip‑art.

Using Playing Cards, you can set full poker hands directly in text for game rulebooks, casino-themed posters, magic tutorials, card-app interfaces, worksheets, and instructional PDFs. This free font works beautifully alongside a simple sans serif for the surrounding copy; just bump the card symbols a size or two larger so they feel tactile and easy to read.

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Basic font information

Font family
Playing Cards
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DTP-Playing Cards
Full font name
Playing Cards
Name table version
Version 1.00
Postscript font name
cards
Trademark notice
Created by Type-Designer 2.5

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count67
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced