McDonald's Logo
McDonald's brand-marks the Golden Arches in golden yellow (#FFC72C) set against a red (#DA291C) square, a logo carried entirely by shape rather than a typeface. The arches began life in the 1950s as the literal arch-shaped architecture of early restaurants before designer Jim Schindler merged them into the single "M" in 1962. Grab the official high-resolution SVG and PNG files from McDonald's corporate media assets library.
McDonald's Logo Colours
HEX, RGB and CMYK values for the McDonald's brand palette.
McDonald's Logo Font
The McDonald's wordmark is based on a custom rounded sans-serif (the Golden Arches are a pure symbol, not a typeface; the wordmark uses a bespoke script). Fonts used in brand logos are often customised and are not always available for licensing — use the official brand resources below for any approved assets.
McDonald's Logo History & Meaning
The two golden arches started as real architectural features on McDonald's restaurants designed by Stanley Meston in 1953, not as a graphic. In 1962 head of design Jim Schindler overlapped the pair into the now-familiar "M", and the mark was simplified over the decades into the flat golden arches the brand uses today. McDonald's has periodically dropped its name from the logo entirely, trusting the arches alone to carry recognition, and now most often presents them on a solid red square.
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McDonald's Logo FAQ
What font is the McDonald's logo?
The Golden Arches aren't a font at all; they are a custom symbol shaped like the letter M. When McDonald's sets its name as a wordmark it uses a bespoke rounded script rather than a standard typeface.
What colour is the McDonald's logo?
The logo pairs golden yellow (#FFC72C) for the arches with McDonald's red (#DA291C), which today usually appears as the square background behind the arches.
Who designed the McDonald's logo?
The arches originated as 1953 restaurant architecture by Stanley Meston. Head of design Jim Schindler combined them into the unified "M" logo in 1962.
What do the Golden Arches mean?
They began as a literal architectural arch on early drive-in restaurants and were later abstracted into an "M" for McDonald's. The shape is now recognised globally on its own, with no words needed.
Where can I download the official McDonald's logo?
Use McDonald's corporate media assets library at corporate.mcdonalds.com, which provides official logo and brand imagery. This page displays the logo for reference and links out to that official source.
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