Sans serif · Ana Sanfelippo
Ruluko
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CSSfont-family: 'Ruluko', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ruluko is a free sans serif by Ana Sanfelippo, Angélica Díaz and Meme Hernández, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ruluko has an x-height shorter than 81%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Arsenal SC
Ruluko on one light table with its two closest fonts, Arsenal SC (71 out of 100) and Alegreya Sans SC (70). Arsenal SC is 5% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller; Alegreya Sans SC is 13% lighter and 6% wider, with an x-height 3% taller.
Ruluko and Arsenal SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RulukoArsenal SC…
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 Ruluko 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
Ruluko 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 Ruluko, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ana Sanfelippo, Angélica Díaz, Meme Hernández
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- 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, under another name. Not as “Ruluko”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Ruluko 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 Ruluko, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ruluko under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ruluko, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.36 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 81% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 73% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 81% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 85% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ruluko
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Arsenal SC71more stroke contrast · 5% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Alegreya Sans SC7013% lighter · 6% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Athiti6815% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Carrois Gothic SC67x-height 16% taller · 15% wider · 10% lighter
- Signika Negative6631% heavier · x-height 4% taller
- Convergence6618% wider · 24% heavier · x-height 12% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Ruluko →Compare side by side →Get Ruluko on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ruluko without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Athiti68text 2.5% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Anaheim63same text width · x-height 0.5% taller
- Gafata62text 1.3% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- Fresca59text 0.8% narrower · same x-height
- Rambla50text 0.6% narrower · x-height 5.0% taller
- Finlandica Headline46text 0.6% wider · x-height 3.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Ruluko loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.3% of its size, so running text keeps Ruluko’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ruluko Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.28%;
ascent-override: 97.98%;
descent-override: 25.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ruluko', 'Ruluko Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ruluko
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ruluko free for commercial use?
Yes. Ruluko is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Ruluko”.
How do I download and install Ruluko?
FontKind doesn’t host Ruluko’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 Ruluko in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ruluko 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 Ruluko in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ruluko under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ruluko in Figma?
Yes: Ruluko is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ruluko have?
Ruluko 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 Ruluko?
Ruluko was designed by Ana Sanfelippo, Angélica Díaz and Meme Hernández. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Ana Sanfelippo also made Almendra, Almendra Display and Almendra SC.
What fonts are similar to Ruluko?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Arsenal SC (71), Alegreya Sans SC (70) and Athiti (68), out of 100. Next to Ruluko, Arsenal SC is 5% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller. See all 100 fonts like Ruluko.