Display · NaN (type foundry)

Rubik Pixels

Q: Is Rubik Pixels free for commercial use?

Yes. Rubik Pixels is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Rubik Pixels', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Rubik Pixels 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 Pixels has an x-height shorter than 62%, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%.

Compare with Jacquarda Bastarda 9 →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Jacquarda Bastarda 9

Rubik Pixels on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (74 out of 100) and Jacquard 12 (67). Jacquarda Bastarda 9 is 50% heavier and 13% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter; Jacquard 12 is 101% heavier and 32% narrower, with an x-height 24% shorter.

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Ink shared with Rubik PixelsJacquarda Bastarda 9…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Rubik Pixels 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.

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Write your ownPixel font generator →Your words in Rubik Pixels and 24 more pixel fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Rubik Pixels 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 Pixels, 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
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 Pixels is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Pixels, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Rubik Pixels under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Rubik Pixels on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Rubik Pixels, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Rubik Pixels. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 50.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.71lowercase against capitals
Width: 61.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 26%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthWider than 76% of display faces
InkLighter than 91% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Rubik Pixels

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Rubik Pixels →Compare side by side →Get Rubik Pixels on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Rubik Pixels without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Rubik Pixels loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.6% of its size, so running text keeps Rubik Pixels’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Rubik Pixels Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 119.63%;
  ascent-override: 78.16%;
  descent-override: 20.90%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Rubik Pixels', 'Rubik Pixels Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Rubik Pixels

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Rubik Pixels free for commercial use?

Yes. Rubik Pixels 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 Pixels?

FontKind doesn’t host Rubik Pixels’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 Pixels in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Rubik Pixels 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 Pixels in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Rubik Pixels under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Rubik Pixels in Figma?

Yes: Rubik Pixels is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Rubik Pixels have?

Rubik Pixels 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 Pixels?

Rubik Pixels was designed by NaN (type foundry) and Luke Prowse. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2023. NaN (type foundry) also made Unbounded.

What fonts are similar to Rubik Pixels?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (74), Jacquard 12 (67) and CAT Arena (67), out of 100. Next to Rubik Pixels, Jacquarda Bastarda 9 is 50% heavier and 13% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rubik Storm, Rubik Maze, Rubik Broken Fax and 24 more. See all 100 fonts like Rubik Pixels.