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Rubik Lines
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CSSfont-family: 'Rubik Lines', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rubik Lines 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 Lines has an average x-height, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 88%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CAT DyFa
Rubik Lines on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT DyFa (72 out of 100) and CAT Arena (70). CAT DyFa is 47% heavier and 12% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter; CAT Arena is 28% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter.
Rubik Lines and CAT DyFa laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rubik LinesCAT DyFa…
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 Lines 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 Lines 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 Lines, 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 Lines 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 Lines, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rubik Lines under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rubik Lines, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 61.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%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
InkLighter than 88% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rubik Lines
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Rubik Lines's own familyRubik 80s FadeRubik MazeRubik MapsRubik Broken FaxRubik PixelsRubik Glitch PopRubik MicrobeRubik StormRubik DistressedRubik Marker HatchRubik GlitchRubik GemstonesRubik IsoRubik DirtRubik BeastlyRubik Doodle TrianglesRubik Spray PaintRubik PuddlesRubik Wet PaintRubik MoonrocksRubik BubblesRubik BurnedRubik Doodle ShadowRubik ScribbleRubik VinylRubik Mono OneRubik
- CAT DyFa7247% heavier · 12% narrower · x-height 8% shorter
- CAT Arena7028% narrower · x-height 11% shorter
- Flor de Ruina596% narrower · x-height 5% taller
- Sunday Collaborative Alphabet52x-height 35% taller · 8% heavier
- Ketwurst5042% narrower · 63% heavier · x-height 31% taller
- Butcherman5081% heavier · x-height 39% taller · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Rubik Lines →Compare side by side →Get Rubik Lines on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rubik Lines without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Rubik Lines loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.6% of its size, so running text keeps Rubik Lines’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rubik Lines Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 119.63%;
ascent-override: 78.16%;
descent-override: 20.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rubik Lines', 'Rubik Lines Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rubik Lines
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rubik Lines free for commercial use?
Yes. Rubik Lines 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 Lines?
FontKind doesn’t host Rubik Lines’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 Lines in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rubik Lines 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 Lines in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rubik Lines under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rubik Lines in Figma?
Yes: Rubik Lines is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rubik Lines have?
Rubik Lines 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 Lines?
Rubik Lines 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 Lines?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT DyFa (72), CAT Arena (70) and Flor de Ruina (59), out of 100. Next to Rubik Lines, CAT DyFa is 47% heavier and 12% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rubik 80s Fade, Rubik Maze, Rubik Maps and 24 more. See all 100 fonts like Rubik Lines.