Brand Standards

UI icons

Screen-based interfaces present special challenges for icon design, especially size and scale. Interfaces require icons that are immediately understood and remain clear at very small sizes.

UI icons on dark background UI icons on light background

Our UI (user interface) icons use the same metaphors as other Red Hat® icons to create a consistent brand language across all Red Hat assets. UI icons are utilitarian; they appear on our web pages and product interfaces to facilitate navigation or add visual context to text-based content.

Design

UI gear icon on grid

Grid and stroke

UI icons are designed on a 48px grid with a 2px stroke, allowing them to scale to 24px with a 1px stroke in the interface. Using a whole number for stroke weight maximizes legibility on screens with lower resolution.

Diagram showing the correct use of angles in UI icons

Details

Rounded corners and ends, consistent stroke width, plus using 12º, 45º, and 90º angles whenever possible defines the Red Hat icon style.

UI icons in various colors on dark and light background

Contrast

For accessibility, UI icons should have a minimum of 3:1 contrast against the background. More is better.

UI search icon on dark background
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Use UI icons as provided, without modifications.

Magnifying glass zooming in on another UI icon
Not this

Do not distort, combine, or otherwise modify existing UI icons.

Screenshot of Red Hat Customer Portal with buttons
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Use UI icons in interfaces at small sizes.

Screenshot of incorrect usage of UI icons in presentation format
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Do not substitute UI icons for other types of icons. UI icons are designed for interfaces only.

White UI link icon on dark background
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Make sure UI icons have enough contrast against the background (at least 3:1)

Dark gray UI link icon on dark background
Not this

Do not use UI icons in a color that has insufficient contrast against the background.

UI gear icon with text
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Use UI icons purposefully to facilitate navigation or identify content in the interface.

UI gear icon being used as a pattern with text
Not this

Do not use UI icons as decorative artwork.

Creative Commons

Using a Creative Commons license lets us share our standard and UI icons with our customers, partners, and communities.

This icon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. If you redistribute this icon, Red Hat should be given attribution. For individual uses, such as a diagram or presentation, attribution is optional.

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