Sans serif · Astigmatic
Rum Raisin
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CSSfont-family: 'Rum Raisin', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rum Raisin is a free sans serif by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Rum Raisin has an x-height taller than 79%, is narrower than 91% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mouse Memoirs
Rum Raisin on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mouse Memoirs (100 out of 100) and Cantora One (82). Mouse Memoirs is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter; Cantora One is 20% wider and 12% lighter, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Rum Raisin and Mouse Memoirs laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rum RaisinMouse Memoirs…
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 Rum Raisin 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
Rum Raisin 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 Rum Raisin, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- 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 “Rum Raisin”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Rum Raisin 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 Rum Raisin, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rum Raisin under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rum Raisin, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 39.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 67%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.50 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 79% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 91% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 96% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rum Raisin
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mouse Memoirs10018% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Cantora One8220% wider · x-height 7% shorter · 12% lighter
- Truculenta7642% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Englebert7632% lighter · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
- Port Lligat Sans7535% lighter · 13% wider · x-height 13% shorter
- Spicy Rice7223% wider · 19% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Rum Raisin →Compare side by side →Get Rum Raisin on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rum Raisin without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Rum Raisin loads, this sets Arial in its place at 80.1% of its size, so running text keeps Rum Raisin’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rum Raisin Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 80.10%;
ascent-override: 122.71%;
descent-override: 38.34%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rum Raisin', 'Rum Raisin Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rum Raisin
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rum Raisin free for commercial use?
Yes. Rum Raisin 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 “Rum Raisin”.
How do I download and install Rum Raisin?
FontKind doesn’t host Rum Raisin’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 Rum Raisin in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rum Raisin 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 Rum Raisin in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rum Raisin under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rum Raisin in Figma?
Yes: Rum Raisin is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rum Raisin have?
Rum Raisin 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 Rum Raisin?
Rum Raisin was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Rum Raisin?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mouse Memoirs (100), Cantora One (82) and Truculenta (76), out of 100. Next to Rum Raisin, Mouse Memoirs is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Rum Raisin.