Sans serif · Cadson Demak
Krub
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CSSfont-family: 'Krub', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Krub is a free sans serif by Cadson Demak, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Krub has an x-height taller than 84%, is wider than 65% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Glory
Krub on one light table with its two closest fonts, Glory (75 out of 100) and News Cycle (72). Glory is 19% narrower and 20% heavier, with an x-height 14% shorter; News Cycle is 18% narrower and 10% heavier, with an x-height 6% shorter.
Krub and Glory laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KrubGlory…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Krub alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Krub in 6 weights
6 weights, 200–700, with italics
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Krub, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cadson Demak
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 200–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, thai, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Krub is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Krub, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Krub under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Krub, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.25 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 84% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 65% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 92% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 68% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Krub
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Glory7519% narrower · x-height 14% shorter · 20% heavier
- News Cycle7218% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · 10% heavier
- Nebula Sans725% wider · x-height 3% shorter
- Arsenal SC6915% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter
- Sintony6913% heavier · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Athiti68x-height 14% shorter · 11% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Krub →Compare side by side →Get Krub on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Krub without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Junction65text 2.2% wider · same x-height
- Nobile63text 2.3% wider · x-height 3.8% taller
- Martel Sans62text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Open Sans59same text width · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Nanum Gothic58text 1.2% narrower · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Libre Franklin55text 1.3% narrower · x-height 3.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Krub loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106.4% of its size, so running text keeps Krub’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Krub Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 106.40%;
ascent-override: 94.64%;
descent-override: 27.54%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Krub', 'Krub Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Krub
Of the 1,507 home pages that load Krub, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Roboto15%219 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans6.8%102 sites · 0.4× chance
- Poppins6.4%96 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lora5.6%85 sites · 4.1× chance
- Rubik4.8%73 sites · 2.9× chance
- Montserrat4.5%68 sites · 0.3× chance
More than chanceLora 4.1×Rubik 2.9×
Pair checkerKrub + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Krub
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Krub free for commercial use?
Yes. Krub is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Krub?
FontKind doesn’t host Krub’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds twelve font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Krub in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Krub isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Krub ExtraLight and Krub SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Krub in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Krub under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Krub in Figma?
Yes: Krub is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Krub have?
Krub comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Krub?
Krub was designed by Cadson Demak. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2018. Cadson Demak also made K2D, Kanit, Prompt and 20 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Krub?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Glory (75), News Cycle (72) and Nebula Sans (72), out of 100. Next to Krub, Glory is 19% narrower and 20% heavier, with an x-height 14% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Krub.