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Rubik Glitch
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CSSfont-family: 'Rubik Glitch', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch has an average x-height, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 96%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Frijole
Rubik Glitch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Frijole (78 out of 100) and Piedra (63). Frijole is 26% wider and 40% lighter, with an x-height 34% taller; Piedra is 25% narrower and 8% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller.
Rubik Glitch and Frijole laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rubik GlitchFrijole…
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 Glitch 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 Glitch 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 Glitch, 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 Glitch 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 Glitch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rubik Glitch under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rubik Glitch, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 61.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 80%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 96% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rubik Glitch
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Rubik Glitch's own familyRubik StormRubik DistressedRubik MapsRubik GemstonesRubik DirtRubik Broken FaxRubik 80s FadeRubik Spray PaintRubik Wet PaintRubik BubblesRubik Marker HatchRubik BeastlyRubik MoonrocksRubik PixelsRubik LinesRubik IsoRubik Glitch PopRubik BurnedRubik Doodle ShadowRubik MicrobeRubik Doodle TrianglesRubik ScribbleRubik PuddlesRubik MazeRubik VinylRubik Mono OneRubik
- Frijole78x-height 34% taller · 26% wider · 40% lighter
- Piedra6325% narrower · x-height 8% taller · 8% lighter
- Darumadrop One5618% narrower · 30% lighter · x-height 7% shorter
- Crayon Libre5544% lighter · 17% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Butcherman55x-height 44% taller · 32% lighter · 3% narrower
- Free Cheese52x-height 12% taller · 14% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Rubik Glitch →Compare side by side →Get Rubik Glitch on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rubik Glitch without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Rubik Glitch sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Rubik Glitch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.6% of its size, so running text keeps Rubik Glitch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rubik Glitch Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 119.63%;
ascent-override: 78.16%;
descent-override: 20.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rubik Glitch', 'Rubik Glitch Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rubik Glitch
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rubik Glitch free for commercial use?
Yes. Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch?
FontKind doesn’t host Rubik Glitch’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 Glitch in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rubik Glitch under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rubik Glitch in Figma?
Yes: Rubik Glitch is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rubik Glitch have?
Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch?
Rubik Glitch was designed by NaN (type foundry) and Luke Prowse. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2022. NaN (type foundry) also made Unbounded.
What fonts are similar to Rubik Glitch?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Frijole (78), Piedra (63) and Darumadrop One (56), out of 100. Next to Rubik Glitch, Frijole is 26% wider and 40% lighter, with an x-height 34% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rubik Storm, Rubik Distressed, Rubik Maps and 24 more. See all 100 fonts like Rubik Glitch.