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Rubik Dirt
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CSSfont-family: 'Rubik Dirt', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rubik Dirt is a free display font by NaN (type foundry) and Luke Prowse, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Rubik Dirt has an average x-height, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 87%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Frijole
Rubik Dirt on one light table with its two closest fonts, Frijole (89 out of 100) and Darumadrop One (84). Frijole is 26% wider and 31% lighter, with an x-height 32% taller; Darumadrop One is 18% narrower and 20% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Rubik Dirt and Frijole laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rubik DirtFrijole…
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 Dirt 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 Dirt 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 Dirt, and can you use it?
- Designer
- NaN (type foundry), Luke Prowse
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, hebrew, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Rubik Dirt 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 Dirt, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rubik Dirt under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rubik Dirt, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 61.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 70%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
InkDarker than 87% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rubik Dirt
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Rubik Dirt's own familyRubik Doodle TrianglesRubik DistressedRubik MapsRubik Spray PaintRubik MoonrocksRubik StormRubik ScribbleRubik GlitchRubik Doodle ShadowRubik GemstonesRubik Wet PaintRubik Glitch PopRubik BurnedRubik 80s FadeRubik MicrobeRubik BubblesRubik Marker HatchRubik Broken FaxRubik LinesRubik BeastlyRubik VinylRubik PixelsRubik IsoRubik PuddlesRubik MazeRubik Mono OneRubik
- Frijole89x-height 32% taller · 26% wider · 31% lighter
- Darumadrop One8418% narrower · 20% lighter · x-height 8% shorter
- Piedra8025% narrower · x-height 7% taller
- Freckle Face7322% narrower · 12% lighter
- Cabin Sketch7250% lighter · 17% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Hanalei Fill71x-height 28% taller · 14% narrower · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Rubik Dirt →Compare side by side →Get Rubik Dirt on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rubik Dirt without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Rubik Dirt sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Rubik Dirt loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.6% of its size, so running text keeps Rubik Dirt’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rubik Dirt Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 119.63%;
ascent-override: 78.16%;
descent-override: 20.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rubik Dirt', 'Rubik Dirt Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rubik Dirt
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rubik Dirt free for commercial use?
Yes. Rubik Dirt 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 Dirt?
FontKind doesn’t host Rubik Dirt’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 Dirt in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rubik Dirt 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 Dirt in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rubik Dirt under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rubik Dirt in Figma?
Yes: Rubik Dirt is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rubik Dirt have?
Rubik Dirt 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 Dirt?
Rubik Dirt was designed by NaN (type foundry) and Luke Prowse. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2022. NaN (type foundry) also made Unbounded.
What fonts are similar to Rubik Dirt?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Frijole (89), Darumadrop One (84) and Piedra (80), out of 100. Next to Rubik Dirt, Frijole is 26% wider and 31% lighter, with an x-height 32% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rubik Doodle Triangles, Rubik Distressed, Rubik Maps and 24 more. See all 100 fonts like Rubik Dirt.