McDonald's/Other

Logos

1940–1948

Sign

1948–1953

Sign

Alternate sign

1953–1961

This logo used Speedee, McDonald's first mascot from the opening of the company's first franchising outlets. He was completely phased out in 1968 and was replaced with Ronald McDonald.

2D red and blue Speedee variant

1961–1968

Logo without circle

Print variant

Bolder variant

Symbol

Print symbol

Wordmark

Print wordmark

"McDonald's Hamburgers" sign, still used at some locations

A sign promoting Filet O' Fish Sandwiches, still used at some locations

Alternate sign using the previous logo's font

Rare sign with the 1968 font, still used at very few locations

Print sign

Print sign used in a trademark filing

McDonald's second mascot Archy McDonald, first used around 1962

Second variant of Archy

1968–1975

Print variant

Alternate variant

Alternate print variant

Alternate variant #2

Alternate print variant #2

Logo without cut

Print logo without cut

Alternate print logo, seen in 1971

Logo without "O", used on a 1992 Ronald McDonald commercial

3D stacked variant

3D stacked variant with red wordmark

Orange variant

Thinner orange variant

Orange variant without cut

Logo with red text

Alternate variant with red text

Logo with red text without cut

Horizontal variant

Outlined variant, mostly used on commercials

Orange outlined variant

Maroon variant used for cheeseburger packaging until 1975

Navy blue variant used for hamburger packaging until 1975

Teal variant used for Filet-O-Fish packaging and other items until 1975

Logo with slogan "We Do It All for You" (1975)

Teal alternate variant

White variant

Logo with boxed text

Red boxed variant

Alternate boxed variant

Alternate boxed variant with red rectangle

Alternate boxed variant with white rectangle

Mainland China boxed variant used on signage

Logo used on windows (June 1969-2006)

Symbol

Alternate symbol

Print symbol

Alternate print symbol

3D symbol

Alternate 3D symbol

Blue symbol, only seen at a location in Sedona, Arizona

Bolder symbol

Sign

Print sign

Alternate sign

Alternate sign #2 (1968-197?)

Sign without text

Sign with "Billions & Billions Served"

Stacked sign

Stacked sign #2

Alternate stacked sign

Sign with 1961 design

Sign used at USSR locations

Drive Thru sign

Alternate drive thru sign

Alternate drive thru sign #2

Wordmark

Alternate wordmark

Alternate wordmark #2

Wordmark used on windows

McDonald's International variant

McDonald's third mascot Ronald McDonald

1975–1993

Print variant

Logo with yellow text

Logo with white outline

Blue variant used on Filet-O-Fish packaging until 1995

Black variant

Logo without wordmark

Alternate logo without wordmark

Alternate variant without wordmark #2

Outlined variant without wordmark

Print arches (1982)

Logo with slogan "What You Want Is What You Get" (1992–1997)

Flag

Ad endcap "box" (1979-1983)

Print ad endcap "box" (1979-1983)

1983–1995

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Kabel

Launched:  September 1983

Print variant

Brown variant

This logo was used on salt and pepper packets until 2018.

1988–1999

Boxed variant

1991–1993

This logo appeared on commercials that aired from 1991 to 1992 with the slogan "McDonald's Today". This was also used on print advertising until 1993.

1992–2003

1993–2003

Print variant

Horizontal variant, used on sports commercial boards (1996-2016)

Logo with background, used on medium and large fry packets (2004-2007)

1995 variant, mainly used on packaging and promotional material. Ketchup packs continued using this logo until the late 2010s.

Alternate 1995 variant, only used in the UK until 2006

Bolder 1995 variant, similar to the 2003 logo

Red 1995 variant, used for hamburger wrappers

Blue 1995 variant, used for Filet-o-Fish packaging until 2008

This logo was used during the "My McDonald's" campaign from February to October 1997. This was to conform to the "my" theme on everything else as the Internet became more mainstream in the late 1990s.

Drive Thru logo still used at some locations

Drive Thru logo with red wheels, usually seen on its black ordering speakers at some locations

Olympic partner variant (1998-2004)

Nagano 1998 partner variant

Sydney 2000 partner variant

Salt Lake 2002 partner variant

Athens 2004 partner variant (English)

Athens 2004 partner variant (Greek)

Alternate "RocDonald's" logo used during the promotion for The Flintstones movie in 1994.

1997–2000

Logo with slogan

Alternate logo with slogan

This logo appeared on McDonald's ads in the United States aired from 1997 to 2000 with the slogan "Did Somebody Say McDonald's?".

2000–2003

Happy Meal variant

2001 variant

Logo with slogan (2000–2001)

Logo with slogan (2001–2003)

Alternate logo with slogan (2001–2003)

This logo was introduced when the standard color of the mansard roof for their restaurants was changed from brown to red, and appears on McDonald's commercials and print ads in North America that aired from 2000 to 2003 with the slogan "We love to see you smile" (shortened to "Smile" in 2001).

2003–2006

Alternate variant, used mainly in the Philippines

Boxed variant

3D variant

Logo with shadow

2.5D variant with shadow

3D variant with shadow

Logo with red shadow, used for the Happy Meal

Logo with slogan

Logo with shadow and slogan

3D variant with slogan

3D variant with shadow and slogan

2.5D variant with shadow and slogan

Horizontal 3D variant with shadow and slogan

Logo with slogan on red background

Boxed variant with slogan

Outlined variant with wordmark and slogan

Sign

Sign with slogan

Wi-Fi Here sign

Torino 2006 partner variant

Slogan (2003-2014)

2006–present

Print variant

Gray variant

Symbol with shadow

3D symbol with shadow

Logo with drop shadow

Print logo with background

Logo with red background, used in many countries such as America

Alternate logo with red background

Logo with green background, used in Europe

Alternate logo with green background

Logo with brown background, used for cups

Logo with yellow background

Logo with pink background

Logo with black background

Sign

European sign

Sign without wordmark, used at several US locations as well as international branches

International Women's Day variant (2018)

Logo with "split" Golden Arches, used to promote social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic

McDonald's Drive-Thru variant

Variant used in a Game Boy-style video game released as part of the Grimace's Birthday celebration

Olympic partner variant (2012-2016)

Beijing 2008 partner variant

Alternate Beijing 2008 partner variant, used in China

Vancouver 2010 partner variant

Alternate Vancouver 2010 partner variant, used in Canada

London 2012 partner variant

Sochi 2014 partner variant

Rio 2016 partner variant

Tokyo 2020 partner variant

Flag

Alternate flag

2006–2014

Logo with slogan

Print logo with slogan

Yellow logo with slogan

Logo with shadow and slogan

Logo with slogan and Swiss 721 Rounded Bold font (2010–2014)

Alternative logo with slogan and Swiss 721 Rounded Bold font, variant used in commercials. (2010–2014)

3D logo with shadow and slogan

Spanish logo with slogan

Germany logo with slogan.

Logo with slogan on red background

Logo with slogan and shadow on red background

Yellow logo with slogan on red background

Logo with slogan on green background

Portuguese variant with slogan

2014–2018

Logo with slogan

Print logo with slogan

Yellow logo with slogan

Spanish logo with slogan

Logo with slogan and background

Slogan

2018–present

Rectangular variant

Canadian variant

European variant, first used in France in 2006

Logo with slogan (2020–present)

Spanish logo with slogan (2020–present)

Logo with slogan from Singapore (2021–present)

Logo with slogan #2 (2020-present)

Print variant with slogan (2020–present)

Yellow logo with slogan (2020–present)

Logo with "split" Golden Arches, used to promote social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic

"safe" variant used during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

Slogan (2020–present)

"McDOalds" variant used as a profile picture in 2021 following the TikTok-originating trend of "redesigned" joke logos

Variant used in a Game Boy-style video game released as part of the Grimace's Birthday celebration

Variant used during the anime-inspired WcDonald's campaign (2024)

Ad endcaps

1966–1971

1966-1967

1967-June 1967

June 1967-August 1967

August 1967

1967-1971

1971–1975

1975–1979

1979–1983

1979-1983

1979-1981

1981-1983

1983–1984

1984–1988

1988–1990

1990–1992

1992–1997

Endcap used during promotionals during The Flintstones movie

1995–1997

February-October 1997

1997–2000

variant with URL

When they started using this slogan, the font was white.

Animation

Animation with URL

Another animation used in 1999

Yet another animation used in 2000

Spanish variant

A Used endcap for the 90s McDonald's commercials promoting the Olympics.

This logo was for a promotion of Disney's Mulan in 1998.

This logo was for a promotion of Disney's Inspector Gadget in 1999.

This logo was for a promotion of Disney's Toy Story 2 in 1999.

2000–2003

1st variant with URL

2nd variant with URL

3rd variant with URL

Used for Put a Smile on commercials featuring Ronald McDonald and Happy Meal commercials

2001–2003

variant with URL

May-September 2003, 2006–present (France)

2003–2006

3D variant

variant with URL

Canada version

USA Olympic version

Still version

Animation

2006–2010

2010–2014

variant with URL

Animation

Animation NFL 2013 version

Animation FIFA World Cup Brasil 2014 version

2014–2018

Ad banner

Spanish variant

2017–2018

2018–2019, 2018–present (international)

2018–2019 (red background)

2018–2019 (black)

2018–present

2019–present

2020–present

Spanish variant

This logo was for a promotion of Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog 2 in 2022.

Seen on Grimace's Birthday commercials.

This logo was for a promotion of Disney's Elemental in 2023.