Sans serif · Mariela Monsalve
Ruda
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CSSfont-family: 'Ruda', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ruda is a free sans serif by Mariela Monsalve and Angelina Sanchez, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ruda has an x-height taller than 91%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Exo 2
Ruda on one light table with its two closest fonts, Exo 2 (79 out of 100) and Titillium Web (78). Exo 2 is 16% heavier, with an x-height 16% shorter; Titillium Web is 8% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 14% shorter.
Ruda and Exo 2 laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RudaExo 2…
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 Ruda 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 / Weights
Ruda in 6 weights
6 weights, 400–900 · variable from 400 to 900
Variable weight, 400 to 900
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Ruda, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Mariela Monsalve, Angelina Sanchez
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 400–900
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- cyrillic, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Ruda 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 Ruda, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ruda under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ruda, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 58.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.84lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.17 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 91% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 84% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ruda
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Exo 279x-height 16% shorter · 16% heavier
- Titillium Web78x-height 14% shorter · 8% narrower · 9% heavier
- Armata7715% wider · 7% lighter
- Gafata75x-height 15% shorter · 11% narrower · 7% lighter
- Mako74x-height 14% shorter · 16% heavier · 6% narrower
- Strait7311% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 9% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Ruda →Compare side by side →Get Ruda on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ruda without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Merriweather Sans56text 1.7% wider · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Tauri45text 2.3% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Ruda loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.1% of its size, so running text keeps Ruda’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ruda Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.15%;
ascent-override: 87.69%;
descent-override: 28.06%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ruda', 'Ruda Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Ruda
Of the 1,441 home pages that load Ruda, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Roboto22%312 sites · 1.1× chance
- Open Sans19%272 sites · 1× chance
- Google Sans6.6%95 sites · 2.6× chance
- Montserrat5.3%77 sites · 0.4× chance
- Lato3.9%56 sites · 0.5× chance
- Roboto Slab3.5%50 sites · 2.5× chance
Not all of Roboto with Google Sans is design: Google’s maps and other widgets load Roboto and Google Sans into the pages they sit on.
More than chanceGoogle Sans 2.6×Roboto Slab 2.5×
Pair checkerRuda + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Ruda
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ruda free for commercial use?
Yes. Ruda 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 Ruda?
FontKind doesn’t host Ruda’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Ruda in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ruda isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Ruda Medium and Ruda Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Ruda in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ruda under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ruda in Figma?
Yes: Ruda is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ruda have?
Ruda comes in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 900.
Who designed Ruda?
Ruda was designed by Mariela Monsalve and Angelina Sanchez. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Mariela Monsalve also made Asul.
What fonts are similar to Ruda?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Exo 2 (79), Titillium Web (78) and Armata (77), out of 100. Next to Ruda, Exo 2 is 16% heavier, with an x-height 16% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Ruda.