Rubric can refer to:

• Rubric (typography), which can be a section of red text, a title, or a portion of text set off from the body that acts as an introduction or heading.
• Rubric (academic), a method and tool for grading assignments.
• Rubric (liturgy), instructions concerning what actions are performed in a service and a suggested order to them (although not generally specific words to use).
• A rubric is also an authoritative rule, an explanatory or introductory commentary, or an established rule, tradition, or custom.