Red Hat Display Font Family

Red Hat Display Font Family: The Red Hat typeface is a superfamily of Display, Text, and Mono styles, each with a range of weights in roman and italic. The fonts were originally commissioned by Paula Scher (of Pentagram) and designed by Jeremy Mickel (of MCKL) for the new Red Hat identity.

Red Hat is a fresh take on the geometric sans genre, taking inspiration from a range of American sans serifs including Tempo and Highway Gothic. The Display styles, made for headlines and big statements, are low contrast and spaced tightly, with a large x-height and open counters. The Text styles have a slightly smaller x-height and narrower width for better legibility, are spaced more generously, and have thinned joins for better performance at small sizes. In 2021 we added Light and Light Italic styles, and a Monospace family. The fonts can be used together seamlessly at a range of sizes.