font-bitstream-vera ☆
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Type: Cask  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: formulae.brew.sh
Category: Fonts
Tags: fonts typography ui development bitstream
Install: brew install --cask font-bitstream-vera
About:
Bitstream Vera is a highly legible TrueType font family designed for excellent on-screen readability at small sizes. It includes regular, bold, italic, and bold italic variants, offering a versatile solution for user interfaces and coding environments. This package installs the fonts system-wide on macOS via Homebrew Cask.
Key Features:
  • Optimized for on-screen readability at small point sizes
  • Includes four core styles: Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic
  • Open-source and freely distributable
  • Wide character coverage including Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts
Use Cases:
  • Improving text clarity in code editors and IDEs
  • Serving as a reliable default font for terminal emulators
  • General-purpose UI and document text rendering
Alternatives:
  • font-dejavu – DejaVu extends Bitstream Vera with broader Unicode coverage, including more symbols and non-Latin characters
  • font-fira-code – Fira Code is a monospaced font with programming ligatures, whereas Bitstream Vera is a proportional sans-serif font
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