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A Guide for Fonts

A brief overview on how to use UW–Madison branded fonts.

Primary typefaces

UW–Madison has two primary typefaces: Red Hat Display and Red Hat Text. With many styles and weights, these typefaces work together seamlessly and can handle almost all applications.

Red Hat Display

Red Hat Display is a geometric sans serif typeface. Compared to Red Hat Text, it carries a bit more brand personality and is a safe default selection.

Recommended uses: Large sizes, headings/headlines, subheadings

Red Hat Text

Red Hat Text is optimized for better legibility at smaller sizes compared to Red Hat Display.

Recommended uses: Small sizes, paragraphs (body copy)

Supplemental typefaces

For specific use cases, other typefaces can complement the primary brand fonts.

Crimson Pro

Crimson Pro is a serif typeface designed for optimal readability in longer text.

Recommended uses: Long body copy, publications, letters, small sizes only. Not for use on websites.

More information can be found here: https://brand.wisc.edu/visual-identity/typography/



Keywords:
Fonts Typography Brand Visual Identity 
Doc ID:
153621
Owned by:
Kevin B. in Nelson Administrative Hub
Created:
2025-07-21
Updated:
2025-07-21
Sites:
Nelson Administrative Hub