# Red Hat Display font

> The display cut of the Red Hat identity typeface: tight spacing, a large x-height and seven weights up to Black.

Red Hat Display is a geometric sans serif designed by Jeremy Mickel of MCKL for the Red Hat identity, in the optical size for large text. Red Hat Display is a variable font with weight from 300 to 900, seven weights and italics. Red Hat Display is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines and branding.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: MCKL
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 14 (Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 300–900)
- Glyphs: 445
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Red+Hat+Display
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/red-hat-display
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Bold, Geometric

## About Red Hat Display

Red Hat Display is the larger optical size of the Red Hat typeface family, which also has a Text cut and a monospace. The official notes say Paula Scher of Pentagram commissioned the fonts and Jeremy Mickel of MCKL designed them for the Red Hat identity, drawing on American sans serifs within the geometric genre. The Display styles have low contrast, tight spacing, a large x-height and open counters; in the specimen the bowls are round and the a is two-storey. The family is variable in weight from 300 to 900, with seven named weights from Light to Black, each with an italic, 14 styles in total. Each font holds 445 glyphs in the Latin and Latin Extended subsets. The notes record a November 2024 update that adjusted the Medium and SemiBold weights. Red Hat Display is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2024 The Red Hat Project Authors (https://github.com/RedHatOfficial/RedHatFont)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Hero headlines**: Tight default spacing is set for large sizes, so big titles need little manual tracking.
- **Technology branding**: It was drawn for a software company's identity, and seven weights with italics cover a logo lockup, taglines and campaign lines.
- **Slide decks**: ExtraBold and Black give slide titles weight, while Light sets large quotations.
- **Headings above Red Hat Text**: Red Hat Text takes over for small copy; the official notes say the two cuts work together across sizes.

## Things to know

- **Made for large sizes**: Spacing is tight by design. For small text the family provides Red Hat Text.
- **Heavier than the Text cut**: Display reaches Black 900, while Red Hat Text stops at Bold 700.
- **Two variable files**: Roman and italic each come as one variable file covering weight 300 to 900.

## FAQs

### Is Red Hat Display free for commercial use?

Yes. Red Hat Display is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Red Hat Display?

Red Hat Display is credited to MCKL. The official notes name Jeremy Mickel as designer and Paula Scher of Pentagram as the commissioner, for the Red Hat identity.

### How many weights does Red Hat Display have?

Red Hat Display has seven weights, from Light 300 to Black 900, each with an italic, for 14 styles. It is a variable font with a weight axis from 300 to 900.

### What is the difference between Red Hat Display and Red Hat Text?

Red Hat Display is the cut for large sizes, spaced tightly with a large x-height. Red Hat Text has a slightly smaller x-height, a narrower width and looser spacing for small sizes.

### Which languages does Red Hat Display support?

Red Hat Display includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Turkish and Czech.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/red-hat-display (trendhub)