font-consolas-for-powerline ☆
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Type: Cask  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: formulae.brew.sh
Category: Fonts
Tags: font powerline consolas
Install: brew install --cask font-consolas-for-powerline
About:
Consolas for Powerline is a monospaced font designed specifically for developers using the Powerline status line plugin. It is a patched version of Microsoft's Consolas font, adding extra glyphs and symbols required for proper rendering of Powerline's UI elements. This ensures that file status indicators, branch symbols, and other visual cues display correctly in terminals and code editors.
Key Features:
  • Monospaced design for code alignment
  • Includes Powerline-specific symbols and glyphs
  • Based on the high-quality Consolas typeface
  • Optimized for terminal and code editor use
Use Cases:
  • Enhancing terminal prompts with Powerline
  • Improving readability in code editors like Vim or VS Code
  • Ensuring consistent symbol rendering in CLI tools
Alternatives:
  • font-meslo-lg – Another popular Powerline-patched font with a different base typeface
  • font-source-code-pro – Open-source alternative with similar Powerline support
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