Rubik Glitch

display · Designed by NaN, Luke Prowse

Rubik Glitch: Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz

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Rubik Glitch is a display typeface built on the geometric structure of Rubik but intentionally distorted with fragmented, offset letterforms that simulate a digital glitch effect. Characters appear as if they have been corrupted or displaced, with slices and shifts that break the letter shapes into misaligned segments. The overall feel is edgy, tech-forward, and deliberately unsettling in a way that reads as intentional and stylized rather than broken. It carries a strong visual identity suited to contexts where disruption, energy, or a cyberpunk-adjacent aesthetic is the goal.

Rubik Glitch works well as a hero heading font for gaming websites, esports branding, or digital entertainment platforms where a bold first impression matters. It fits naturally into music event posters or festival branding, particularly for electronic, hip-hop, or experimental genres that lean into visual chaos as part of their identity. It can also serve effectively in tech startup landing pages or cybersecurity company headers where the glitch aesthetic reinforces themes of digital systems, hacking culture, or cutting-edge innovation without requiring additional graphic effects to communicate that message.

Best suited for: Consider Rubik Glitch for high-impact display contexts including gaming interfaces, esports branding, music event promotion, and tech-forward digital platforms seeking immediate visual disruption.

Design considerations: As a display-only typeface with a single regular weight, Rubik Glitch works best at larger sizes where its fragmented letterforms remain legible and impactful. The geometric foundation beneath its intentional distortion provides enough structure to support extended headlines while maintaining the edgy, deliberately unsettling character that defines its visual identity.

Pairing guidance: Pair Rubik Glitch with Orbitron for a cohesive futuristic aesthetic, Inter for clean readability in supporting text and interface elements, or Rajdhani for a complementary tech-forward body font that shares geometric sensibilities while remaining highly functional at smaller scales.

Pairs well with

Orbitron Inter Rajdhani

Rubik Glitch at a glance

Designer

NaN, Luke Prowse

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

February 2022

Last updated

May 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

5

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Rubik Glitch styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch support?

Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch FAQ

Is Rubik Glitch free for commercial use?

Yes. Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch include?

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

Does Rubik Glitch support Cyrillic?

Yes. Rubik Glitch 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 Glitch?

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