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Rubik Microbe
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CSSfont-family: 'Rubik Microbe', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rubik Microbe 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 Microbe has an average x-height, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 92%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Codystar
Rubik Microbe on one light table with its two closest fonts, Codystar (67 out of 100) and CAT Arena (63). Codystar is 79% lighter and 9% wider, with an x-height 42% taller; CAT Arena is 28% narrower and 21% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Rubik Microbe and Codystar laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rubik MicrobeCodystar…
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 Microbe 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 Microbe 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 Microbe, 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 Microbe 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 Microbe, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rubik Microbe under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rubik Microbe, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 61.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 24%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 92% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rubik Microbe
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Rubik Microbe's own familyRubik MapsRubik GemstonesRubik MoonrocksRubik MazeRubik PixelsRubik Marker HatchRubik 80s FadeRubik Glitch PopRubik LinesRubik BubblesRubik StormRubik DistressedRubik DirtRubik Doodle TrianglesRubik PuddlesRubik BeastlyRubik BurnedRubik Broken FaxRubik Spray PaintRubik GlitchRubik Wet PaintRubik IsoRubik ScribbleRubik VinylRubik Doodle ShadowRubik Mono OneRubik
- Codystar67x-height 42% taller · 79% lighter · 9% wider
- CAT Arena6328% narrower · 21% heavier · x-height 7% shorter
- CAT DyFa6187% heavier · 12% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
- Nose Transport6016% narrower · 27% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Ampoule6056% lighter · 23% narrower · x-height 14% taller
- Array59105% heavier · 21% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Rubik Microbe →Compare side by side →Get Rubik Microbe on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rubik Microbe without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- 5by7light58text 2.9% wider · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Bitcount Prop Double48text 0.7% narrower · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Bitcount Prop Double Ink48text 0.7% narrower · x-height 2.5% shorter
- 5by747same text width · x-height 2.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Rubik Microbe loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.6% of its size, so running text keeps Rubik Microbe’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rubik Microbe Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 119.63%;
ascent-override: 78.16%;
descent-override: 20.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rubik Microbe', 'Rubik Microbe Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rubik Microbe
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rubik Microbe free for commercial use?
Yes. Rubik Microbe 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 Microbe?
FontKind doesn’t host Rubik Microbe’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 Microbe in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rubik Microbe 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 Microbe in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rubik Microbe under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rubik Microbe in Figma?
Yes: Rubik Microbe is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rubik Microbe have?
Rubik Microbe 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 Microbe?
Rubik Microbe 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 Microbe?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Codystar (67), CAT Arena (63) and CAT DyFa (61), out of 100. Next to Rubik Microbe, Codystar is 79% lighter and 9% wider, with an x-height 42% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rubik Maps, Rubik Gemstones, Rubik Moonrocks and 24 more. See all 100 fonts like Rubik Microbe.