wordpress Logo

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wordpress logo

About wordpress

On the left is a circular emblem: a black filled circle with a white ring near its edge and a white stylised serif 'W' centred inside. To the right of the emblem is a serif wordmark in a deep purple; the visible portion reads like the start of "WordPress" (the lockup appears partially cropped) and there are two small circular marks/dots to the right of the wordmark.

The overall composition is a stacked emblem-plus-wordmark layout: a high-contrast black-and-white circular seal paired with a classic serif wordmark in purple. The treatment feels formal and editorial due to the serif letterforms and seal-like circle.

What's in it: stylised 'W' inside a circular seal wordmark text (partial, begins with 'Word') two small dots to the right of the wordmark

Shapes: circle ring wordmark serif letterforms small circular dots

Style: serif emblem wordmark classic minimal

Text in logo: WordPress

Seal-like circular emblem and serif 'W' convey a traditional, editorial/publishing identity (authority, publishing platform).

Colors

Extracted from the image. How we pick the colors →

Black

#000000 · primary

White

#FFFFFF · secondary

Deep purple

#4B1C9E · accent

wordpress Logo History

WordPress is an open-source content management and blogging platform first released in 2003 by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little. The circular 'W' emblem is the project's long-standing mark, commonly paired with the 'WordPress' wordmark; the project is distributed under the GNU General Public License and widely associated with Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com) and the broader WordPress community.