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Rubik Broken Fax
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CSSfont-family: 'Rubik Broken Fax', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rubik Broken Fax is a free display font by NaN (type foundry) and Luke Prowse, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Rubik Broken Fax has an average x-height, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Jacquard 24
Rubik Broken Fax on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jacquard 24 (69 out of 100) and Flor de Ruina (66). Jacquard 24 is 36% narrower, with an x-height 22% shorter; Flor de Ruina is 6% narrower, with an x-height 11% taller.
Rubik Broken Fax and Jacquard 24 laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rubik Broken FaxJacquard 24…
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 Rubik Broken Fax 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
Rubik Broken Fax 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 Rubik Broken Fax, and can you use it?
- Designer
- NaN (type foundry), Luke Prowse
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, hebrew, latin, latin-ext, math, symbols
- 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.
Rubik Broken Fax 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 Rubik Broken Fax, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rubik Broken Fax under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rubik Broken Fax, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 61.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthWider than 76% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rubik Broken Fax
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Rubik Broken Fax's own familyRubik IsoRubik StormRubik PixelsRubik 80s FadeRubik LinesRubik MazeRubik MapsRubik GlitchRubik GemstonesRubik DistressedRubik Glitch PopRubik Marker HatchRubik MicrobeRubik BeastlyRubik DirtRubik Doodle TrianglesRubik Wet PaintRubik BubblesRubik MoonrocksRubik BurnedRubik Spray PaintRubik PuddlesRubik Doodle ShadowRubik VinylRubik ScribbleRubik Mono OneRubik
- Jacquard 246936% narrower · x-height 22% shorter
- Flor de Ruina66x-height 11% taller · 6% narrower
- Kihim6052% heavier · 10% narrower
- Jacquard 125832% narrower · x-height 24% shorter
- Honk5720% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · 8% lighter
- CAT Stack55x-height 51% taller · 36% lighter · 10% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Rubik Broken Fax →Compare side by side →Get Rubik Broken Fax on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rubik Broken Fax without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Chokokutai28same text width · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Bitcount Prop Double26text 0.7% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Bitcount Prop Double Ink26text 0.7% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Special Elite20text 1.0% narrower · x-height 4.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Rubik Broken Fax loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.6% of its size, so running text keeps Rubik Broken Fax’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rubik Broken Fax Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 119.63%;
ascent-override: 78.16%;
descent-override: 20.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rubik Broken Fax', 'Rubik Broken Fax Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rubik Broken Fax
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rubik Broken Fax free for commercial use?
Yes. Rubik Broken Fax 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 Rubik Broken Fax?
FontKind doesn’t host Rubik Broken Fax’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 Rubik Broken Fax in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rubik Broken Fax 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 Rubik Broken Fax in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rubik Broken Fax under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rubik Broken Fax in Figma?
Yes: Rubik Broken Fax is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rubik Broken Fax have?
Rubik Broken Fax 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 Rubik Broken Fax?
Rubik Broken Fax was designed by NaN (type foundry) and Luke Prowse. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2023. NaN (type foundry) also made Unbounded.
What fonts are similar to Rubik Broken Fax?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jacquard 24 (69), Flor de Ruina (66) and Kihim (60), out of 100. Next to Rubik Broken Fax, Jacquard 24 is 36% narrower, with an x-height 22% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rubik Iso, Rubik Storm, Rubik Pixels and 24 more. See all 100 fonts like Rubik Broken Fax.