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Red Hat Text font: free download & CSS embed
Red Hat Text is a free, open-source sans-serif typeface from Google Fonts with 10 styles (5 weights, italics) and 2 character subsets. Free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License or Apache 2.0.
Click the text above to type your own preview.
Weights & styles
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
Embed Red Hat Text with Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Red+Hat+Text:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
body { font-family: "Red Hat Text", sans-serif; }
</style>Self-host Red Hat Text (faster, GDPR-friendly)
Download the ZIP above and serve the woff2 files from your own domain:
@font-face {
font-family: "Red Hat Text";
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
src: url("https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/redhattext/v19/RrQCbohi_ic6B3yVSzGBrMx6ZI_cy1A6Ok2ML7hwZrHQcA.woff2") format("woff2");
}Fonts that pair well with Red Hat Text
About the Red Hat Text typeface
Red Hat Text is a sans-serif font family distributed through Google Fonts (version v19, last updated 2025-09-05). It supports the latin, latin-ext subsets, which makes it suitable for multilingual websites, apps and print. Available styles: 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 300 italic, 400 italic, 500 italic, 600 italic, 700 italic.
When to use Red Hat Text
Sans-serif fonts like this one are the workhorse of UI design: use it for body text, navigation, buttons and dashboards where legibility at small sizes matters. Pair it with a serif for headlines to add contrast.
License
Like all Google Fonts, Red Hat Text is open source. It can be used freely in commercial projects, websites, apps, logos and printed products, and it can be redistributed and self-hosted under the terms of its license (OFL 1.1 or Apache 2.0).
Frequently asked questions
Is Red Hat Text free for commercial use?
Yes. Red Hat Text is published on Google Fonts under an open-source license, so you can use it in commercial websites, apps, logos and print without paying royalties.
How do I download Red Hat Text?
Use the download button on this page to get a ZIP with woff2, woff and ttf files for Red Hat Text, or download the family from Google Fonts. Install the TTF files on Windows or macOS to use it in Figma, Photoshop or Word.
How do I add Red Hat Text to my website?
Copy the Google Fonts stylesheet link from this page into your HTML head, then set font-family: "Red Hat Text" in CSS. For best performance and privacy, self-host the woff2 files instead.
What weights does Red Hat Text have?
Red Hat Text ships with 10 styles: 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 300 italic, 400 italic, 500 italic, 600 italic, 700 italic.
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