font-hackgen ☆

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Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2.10.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

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Stars: 2,263 | Forks: 28 | Language: Shell | Category: Fonts

Tags: font japanese monospace developer typography

Install: brew install --cask font-hackgen

About:
HackGen is a composite Japanese font that combines the Hack monospaced font and the GenJyuu-Gothic typeface. It provides a highly legible, monospaced coding font with full Japanese character support, making it ideal for developers and technical writers working in bilingual environments. Its primary value is enabling seamless code and documentation work in both English and Japanese without font switching.

Key Features:

Monospaced design optimized for coding
Full Japanese character set integration
Combines Hack and GenJyuu-Gothic fonts
High legibility at various sizes
Regular and Nerd Fonts patched variants available

Use Cases:

Programming and development in Japanese/English environments
Technical documentation and writing with mixed scripts
Terminal and IDE customization for bilingual users

Alternatives:

font-ricty-diminished – Another popular Japanese programming font, but with a different design aesthetic and character weight.
font-mplus – A general-purpose Japanese font family with monospaced options, but not specifically optimized as a Hack derivative for coding.

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