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Ribeye
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CSSfont-family: 'Ribeye', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ribeye is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Ribeye has an average x-height, is wider than 74% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Oldenburg
Ribeye on one light table with its two closest fonts, Oldenburg (69 out of 100) and Miltonian Tattoo (68). Oldenburg is 13% lighter and 4% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Miltonian Tattoo is 22% heavier, with an x-height 18% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Ribeye and Oldenburg laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RibeyeOldenburg…
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 Ribeye 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 / Sizes
Ribeye at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Ribeye, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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, under another name. Not as “Ribeye” or “Ribeye Marrow”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Ribeye 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 Ribeye, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ribeye under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ribeye, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.92 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthWider than 74% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 74% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ribeye
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Ribeye's own familyRibeye Marrow
- Oldenburg69less stroke contrast · 13% lighter · 4% narrower
- Miltonian Tattoo68x-height 18% shorter · more stroke contrast · 22% heavier
- Henny Penny67more stroke contrast · x-height 19% taller · 15% narrower
- Cuban65x-height 45% taller · 45% wider · 21% lighter
- Mystery Quest6322% narrower · x-height 13% taller · 21% lighter
- Chubbo6213% narrower · less stroke contrast · 18% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Ribeye →Compare side by side →Get Ribeye on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ribeye without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Oldenburg69same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Croissant One45text 2.9% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Aujournuit Airy41text 0.7% narrower · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Shrikhand38text 0.6% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- Marko One37text 0.5% narrower · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Artifika32text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Ribeye loads, this sets Arial in its place at 120.7% of its size, so running text keeps Ribeye’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ribeye Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 120.71%;
ascent-override: 86.16%;
descent-override: 27.02%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ribeye', 'Ribeye Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ribeye
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ribeye free for commercial use?
Yes. Ribeye is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Ribeye” or “Ribeye Marrow”.
How do I download and install Ribeye?
FontKind doesn’t host Ribeye’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Ribeye in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ribeye isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Ribeye in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ribeye under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ribeye in Figma?
Yes: Ribeye is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ribeye have?
Ribeye comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Ribeye?
Ribeye was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ribeye?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Oldenburg (69), Miltonian Tattoo (68) and Henny Penny (67), out of 100. Next to Ribeye, Oldenburg is 13% lighter and 4% narrower, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Ribeye Marrow. See all 100 fonts like Ribeye.