font-fira-mono-for-powerline
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Type: Cask  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  GitHub  |  formulae.brew.sh
Stars: 26,202  |  Forks: 3,173  |  Language: Shell  |  Category: Fonts
Tags: font powerline monospace developer
Install: brew install --cask font-fira-mono-for-powerline
About:
Fira Mono for Powerline is a custom version of the Fira Mono monospaced font, patched to include the special glyphs and symbols required by Powerline statusline plugins. It provides a clean, consistent typographic experience for developers using tools like Vim, Zsh, and tmux with Powerline themes. Its main value is seamless integration of status information directly into the terminal or editor interface.
Key Features:
  • Monospaced design optimized for code readability
  • Includes Powerline-specific glyphs and symbols
  • Based on the popular open-source Fira Mono typeface
Use Cases:
  • Customizing terminal emulators (e.g., iTerm2, Terminal) with Powerline status bars
  • Enhancing code editors (e.g., Vim, Neovim) that utilize Powerline plugins for a richer UI
Alternatives:
  • Meslo LG for Powerline – Another popular monospaced font family specifically patched for Powerline, offering a different stylistic design.
  • Source Code Pro for Powerline – A widely-used monospaced coding font from Adobe, also patched to include Powerline symbols.
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