Sans serif · MCKL
Red Hat Display
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CSSfont-family: 'Red Hat Display', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Red Hat Display is a free sans serif by MCKL, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Red Hat Display has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Clarity City
Red Hat Display on one light table with its two closest fonts, Clarity City (82 out of 100) and Metropolis (81). Clarity City is 7% wider, with an x-height 3% taller; Metropolis has an x-height 3% taller.
Red Hat Display and Clarity City laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Red Hat DisplayClarity City…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Red Hat Display alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Red Hat Display in 7 weights
7 weights, 300–900, with italics · variable from 300 to 900
Variable weight, 300 to 900
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Red Hat Display, and can you use it?
- Designer
- MCKL
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 300–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Red Hat Display is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Red Hat Display, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Red Hat Display under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Red Hat Display, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 78% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 71% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Red Hat Display
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Red Hat Display's own familyRed Hat TextRed Hat Mono
- Clarity City827% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Metropolis81x-height 3% taller
- Wix Madefor Display797% wider
- Roundo7919% lighter · 7% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Montserrat7815% wider · 12% lighter · x-height 5% taller
- Wix Madefor Text756% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Red Hat Display →Compare side by side →Get Red Hat Display on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Red Hat Display without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Figtree75text 2.1% wider · same x-height
- Urbanist74text 0.9% wider · same x-height
- Fustat73text 2.2% wider · same x-height
- Google Sans Flex73text 2.9% wider · x-height 1.8% taller
- Zen Kaku Gothic New72same text width · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Google Sans72text 2.5% wider · x-height 1.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Red Hat Display loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.4% of its size, so running text keeps Red Hat Display’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Red Hat Display Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.40%;
ascent-override: 102.42%;
descent-override: 30.69%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Red Hat Display', 'Red Hat Display Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Red Hat Display
Of the 20,338 home pages that load Red Hat Display, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Red Hat Text14%2,807 sites · 137× chanceRed Hat Display’s own family
- Roboto13%2,740 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans12%2,416 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins5.3%1,071 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat5.3%1,069 sites · 0.4× chance
- Inter4.8%968 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceRed Hat Text 137×Epilogue 8.5×Big Shoulders 5.9×
Fonts that go with Red Hat Display: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerRed Hat Display + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Red Hat Display
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Red Hat Display free for commercial use?
Yes. Red Hat Display is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Red Hat Display?
FontKind doesn’t host Red Hat Display’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Red Hat Display in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Red Hat Display isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Red Hat Display Light and Red Hat Display Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Red Hat Display in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Red Hat Display under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Red Hat Display in Figma?
Yes: Red Hat Display is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Red Hat Display have?
Red Hat Display comes in seven weights, from Light (300) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 900.
Who designed Red Hat Display?
Red Hat Display was designed by MCKL. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2019.
What fonts are similar to Red Hat Display?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Clarity City (82), Metropolis (81) and Wix Madefor Display (79), out of 100. Next to Red Hat Display, Clarity City is 7% wider, with an x-height 3% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Red Hat Text and Red Hat Mono. See all 100 fonts like Red Hat Display.