Sans serif · MCKL
Red Hat Text
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CSSfont-family: 'Red Hat Text', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Red Hat Text is a free sans serif by MCKL, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Red Hat Text has an x-height shorter than 77%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Wix Madefor Display
Red Hat Text on one light table with its two closest fonts, Wix Madefor Display (81 out of 100) and Clarity City (80). Wix Madefor Display is 7% wider; Clarity City is 7% wider, with an x-height 6% taller.
Red Hat Text and Wix Madefor Display laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Red Hat TextWix Madefor Display…
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 Text 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 Text in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Red Hat Text, and can you use it?
- Designer
- MCKL
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- 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 Text 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 Text, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Red Hat Text under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Red Hat Text, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.13 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 77% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 83% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 65% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Red Hat Text
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Red Hat Text's own familyRed Hat DisplayRed Hat Mono
- Wix Madefor Display817% wider
- Clarity City807% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Metropolis79x-height 6% taller
- Wix Madefor Text796% wider
- Zen Kaku Gothic New7810% lighter
- Roundo78x-height 9% taller · 17% lighter · 7% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Red Hat Text →Compare side by side →Get Red Hat Text on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Red Hat Text without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Zen Kaku Gothic New78text 0.8% narrower · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Figtree74text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Fustat73text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Urbanist73same text width · x-height 2.8% taller
- Satoshi71text 1.2% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Google Sans Flex71text 1.9% wider · x-height 4.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Red Hat Text loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.4% of its size, so running text keeps Red Hat Text’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Red Hat Text Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.45%;
ascent-override: 101.35%;
descent-override: 30.36%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Red Hat Text', 'Red Hat Text Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Red Hat Text
Of the 6,323 home pages that load Red Hat Text, 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 Display44%2,807 sites · 137× chanceRed Hat Text’s own family
- Roboto8.8%556 sites · 0.4× chance
- Montserrat5.3%332 sites · 0.4× chance
- Poppins3.7%234 sites · 0.3× chance
- Inter3.7%233 sites · 0.4× chance
- Open Sans3.5%224 sites · 0.2× chance
More than chanceRed Hat Display 137×Overpass 5.5×
Fonts that go with Red Hat Text: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerRed Hat Text + 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 Text
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Red Hat Text free for commercial use?
Yes. Red Hat Text 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 Text?
FontKind doesn’t host Red Hat Text’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 Text in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Red Hat Text 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 Text Light and Red Hat Text SemiBold. 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 Text in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Red Hat Text under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Red Hat Text in Figma?
Yes: Red Hat Text is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Red Hat Text have?
Red Hat Text comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Red Hat Text?
Red Hat Text was designed by MCKL. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2019.
What fonts are similar to Red Hat Text?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Wix Madefor Display (81), Clarity City (80) and Metropolis (79), out of 100. Next to Red Hat Text, Wix Madefor Display is 7% wider. Its own family, listed apart, adds Red Hat Display and Red Hat Mono. See all 100 fonts like Red Hat Text.