Red Rose
display · Designed by Jaikishan Patel
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Red Rose is a display typeface with a distinctive vintage character rooted in early twentieth century lettering styles. Its letterforms carry a slight condensed quality with deliberate stroke contrast, giving it a structured yet warm appearance. The serifs are crisp without being rigid, and the overall weight feels confident rather than heavy. It has a handcrafted authenticity that sets it apart from more neutral display fonts, making it immediately recognizable without being overly decorative or hard to read at large sizes.
This font works well for restaurant and cafe branding where an artisanal or heritage feel is important, particularly for logos, menu headers, or signage. It is also a strong candidate for editorial use in magazine covers or feature article headlines where personality matters and the text needs to hold visual weight against photography. A third practical application is in event branding, such as wedding stationery, music festival identities, or boutique retail packaging, where the font can signal craftsmanship and a certain timeless quality without feeling stuffy or overly formal.
Best suited for: Red Rose suits branding, editorial headlines, and event materials where vintage character and handcrafted warmth enhance recognition and visual hierarchy without sacrificing legibility.
Design considerations: The typeface's condensed letterforms and deliberate stroke contrast work across five weights, offering flexibility for different emphasis levels while maintaining its distinctive early twentieth-century aesthetic. Its structured yet warm personality makes it particularly effective at display sizes where its serifs and character details become visual assets rather than potential readability concerns.
Pairing guidance: Pair Red Rose with Cormorant Garamond for refined editorial layouts where both fonts share classical proportions, use Lato as a neutral sans-serif counterpart for body text and supporting information, or combine with DM Mono to introduce technical or contemporary contrast in packaging and digital applications.
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Red Rose at a glance
Jaikishan Patel
SIL Open Font License 1.1
July 2020
September 2025
5 (5 weights)
Yes: weight 300–700
Display
3
Google Fonts
All 5 Red Rose styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Red Rose character map
Which languages does Red Rose support?
Red Rose includes 3 character sets:
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
- Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
- Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Red Rose commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Red Rose is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.