Rubik Burned

display · Designed by NaN, Luke Prowse

Rubik Burned: How vexingly quick daft zebras jump

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Rubik Burned is a display typeface built on the rounded geometry of the Rubik family, but with a distressed flame-effect treatment applied to the letterforms. The characters appear charred or scorched, with irregular edges and a textured burn pattern that gives the type a raw, high-energy feel. It reads immediately as bold and aggressive without being purely grunge, since the underlying Rubik structure keeps it legible and geometrically grounded. The personality sits somewhere between street culture, danger, and spectacle, making it immediately attention-grabbing in a way that works best at large sizes.

This font is a natural fit for gaming and esports branding, where it can carry titles, team names, or event logos without needing much additional decoration. It works well for music festival or concert poster headings, particularly for genres like metal, hip-hop, or electronic music where attitude is part of the visual language. Merchandise and apparel graphics are another strong use case, especially for streetwear brands that want a bold typographic statement on a hoodie or cap without commissioning custom lettering. In all these contexts, it should be used sparingly and at large scale, reserved for single words or short phrases rather than extended text.

Best suited for: Gaming interfaces, esports branding, music festival posters, streetwear graphics, and event logos where bold typographic impact at large scale is the primary goal.

Design considerations: This display typeface works best as a focal point rather than supporting text, given its distressed texture and high visual intensity. The single regular variant limits flexibility, so pairing with complementary typefaces becomes essential for layouts requiring hierarchy or extended messaging.

Pairing guidance: Pair Rubik Burned with Bebas Neue for confident, geometric secondary headlines; use Lato as a neutral, highly flexible body or supporting text option across multiple weights; and consider Caveat to introduce handwritten warmth or signature-like accents that soften the aggressive primary display treatment.

Pairs well with

Bebas Neue Lato Caveat

Rubik Burned at a glance

Designer

NaN, Luke Prowse

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

June 2022

Last updated

May 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

5

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Rubik Burned styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Rubik Burned character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Cyrillic (sample)

А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я а б в г д е ж з и й к л м н

Cyrillic Extended (sample)

Ґ Є Ї Ў Ғ Қ Ң Ү Ұ Һ Ә Ө

Hebrew (sample)

א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Rubik Burned support?

Rubik Burned includes 5 character sets:

  • Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
  • Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
  • Hebrew: Hebrew and Yiddish
  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian

Can I use Rubik Burned commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Rubik Burned is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Rubik Burned FAQ

Is Rubik Burned free for commercial use?

Yes. Rubik Burned is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Rubik Burned include?

Rubik Burned comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Rubik Burned support Cyrillic?

Yes. Rubik Burned includes Cyrillic characters, so it works for Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian text. It also supports Cyrillic Extended, Hebrew, Latin and Latin Extended.

Who designed Rubik Burned?

Rubik Burned was designed by NaN, Luke Prowse. It was added to Google Fonts in June 2022.