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---
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id: fonts
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title: Fonts
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sidebar_label: 🔤 Fonts
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---
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import Tabs from "@theme/Tabs";
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import TabItem from "@theme/TabItem";
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### Nerd Fonts
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Oh My Posh was designed to use [Nerd Fonts][nerdfonts]. Nerd Fonts are popular fonts that are patched to include icons.
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To see the icons displayed in Oh My Posh, **install** a [Nerd Font][nerdfonts], and **configure** your terminal to use it.
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:::info
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Fonts need to be installed on the host system as this is a UI setting, not a command line, or shell configuration.
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This means **when running inside a container or WSL**, you need to install the font on the host system and configure
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your terminal emulator to use it.
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:::
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### Installation
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<Tabs
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defaultValue="oh-my-posh"
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values={[
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{ label: 'Oh My Posh', value: 'oh-my-posh' },
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{ label: 'homebrew', value: 'homebrew' }
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]
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}>
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<TabItem value="oh-my-posh">
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Oh My Posh has a CLI to help you select and install a [Nerd Font][nerdfonts]:
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:::info
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When running as root/administrator, the fonts will be installed system-wide.
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When running as a regular user, the fonts will be installed in the user's font directory.
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:::
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```bash
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oh-my-posh font install
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```
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This will present a list of Nerd Font libraries, from which you can select `Meslo`, which includes the `Meslo LGM NF` font we recommend. Note that you can also install it directly via:
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```bash
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oh-my-posh font install meslo
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="homebrew">
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If you're using Homebrew, you can search for and install Nerd Fonts directly:
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```bash
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brew search nerd-font
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brew install --cask font-fira-code-nerd-font
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```
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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### Configuration
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Make sure to **configure your terminal** to use the font you have installed. The following sections will show you how to do this for the most popular terminals.
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<Tabs
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defaultValue="wt"
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values={[
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{ label: 'Windows Terminal', value: 'wt' },
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{ label: 'Visual Studio Code', value: 'code' },
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{ label: 'Visual Studio', value: 'vs' }
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]
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}>
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<TabItem value="wt">
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:::caution Text renderer
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To ensure correct rendering of the glyphs you will need to enable the option `Use the new text renderer ("AtlasEngine")` in your terminal settings.
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For further details, see [here][wt-issue-8993].
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:::
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Once you have installed a Nerd Font, you will need to configure the Windows Terminal to use it. This can be easily done
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by modifying the Windows Terminal settings (default shortcut: `CTRL + SHIFT + ,`). In your `settings.json` file, add the
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`font.face` attribute under the `defaults` attribute in `profiles`:
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```json
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{
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"profiles":
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{
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"defaults":
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{
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"font":
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{
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"face": "MesloLGM Nerd Font"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="code">
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When using Visual Studio Code, you will need to configure the integrated Terminal to make use of the Nerd Font as well. This can be done by changing the `Integrated: Font Family` value in the Terminal settings (default shortcut: `CTRL + ,` and search for `Integrated: Font Family` or via `Users` -> `Features` -> `Terminal`).
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If you are using the JSON based settings, you will need to update the `terminal.integrated.fontFamily` value. Example in case of `MesloLGM Nerd Font` Nerd Font:
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```json
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"terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "MesloLGM Nerd Font"
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="vs">
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When using Visual Studio, you will need to configure the integrated Terminal to make use of the Nerd Font as well. This can be done by opening the settings
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in `Tools > Options > Fonts and Colors > Terminal` and selecting a font like `MesloLGM Nerd Font`.
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:::warning
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OTF fonts do not appear in Visual Studio's Terminal settings, only TTF fonts. See [here][vs-otf] for more information.
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:::
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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### Other Fonts
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If you are not interested in using a Nerd Font, you will want to use a theme which doesn't include any Nerd Font icons.
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The `minimal` themes do not make use of Nerd Font icons.
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[Creating your own theme][configuration] is always an option too 😊
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[nerdfonts]: https://www.nerdfonts.com/
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[configuration]: /docs/installation/customize
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[wt-issue-8993]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/8993
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[vs-otf]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75252606/is-it-possible-to-use-nerd-fonts-as-the-font-for-terminals-in-visual-studio
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