MIT Seal
The MIT seal, adopted in 1894, embodies the educational vision of our founders. Representing the union of knowledge and practice, the seal’s elements include the craftsman, scholar, Mens et manus (mind and hand) motto, and year of our founding.
The MIT seal is a historic symbol reserved for ceremonial use, such as on diplomas, certificates, awards, and plaques.
The MIT seal can only be used on ceremonial materials for MIT-facilitated programs that are exclusively for staff, faculty, or enrolled MIT students.
The seal cannot be used on ceremonial materials for programs that involve participants from outside MIT. On a certificate or award, for example, your program’s name or logo should be at the top to indicate that you are the sponsor. It’s permissible to have the MIT logo at the bottom.
Files of the seal are provided upon request for approved uses. The seal may be used in MIT red, black, or white only.
Please contact mit-brand@mit.edu with any questions.
Minimum size
Print: 2.5"
Digital: 300 px
The minimum size ensures that the seal reproduces well. The “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” lettering on the seal itself must be legible.
To request the MIT seal
- If you are within the MIT community or an approved vendor working on behalf of MIT, contact mit-brand@mit.edu and specify how you would like to use the seal.
- If you are a licensed MIT vendor who would like to use the seal on MIT-branded merchandise, contact mitmerch@mit.edu.
Do/Don’t
Do use the seal in MIT red, black, or white only.
