font-heavy-data-nerd-font ☆

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Type: Cask | Latest Version: 3.4.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

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Stars: 60,985 | Forks: 3,855 | Language: CSS | Category: Fonts

Tags: fonts icons typography

Install: brew install --cask font-heavy-data-nerd-font

About:
HeavyData Nerd Font is a patched font that combines the Heavy Data typeface with a large library of glyphs from popular icon sets (Nerd Fonts). It enables developers and power users to display icons and symbols directly within terminals, code editors, and other text-based interfaces. Its main value is providing a consistent, visually rich coding experience without requiring separate icon tooling.

Key Features:

Patches the Heavy Data font with over 2,000 icons from sets like Devicons, Font Awesome, and Material Design
Ensures consistent icon display across terminals, editors, and IDEs
Includes multiple font variations (e.g., Mono, Propo) and glyph widths
Wide character set support for programming ligatures and special symbols
Easy installation via Homebrew Cask for system-wide use

Use Cases:

Customizing terminal prompts and status bars with icons (e.g., for git status, programming language)
Enhancing IDE and text editor interfaces with visual cues for file types and VCS information
Creating visually distinct documentation or README files within a code editor

Alternatives:

font-hack-nerd-font – Another popular Nerd Font patched from the Hack typeface, offering a different aesthetic.
font-fira-code-nerd-font – A Nerd Font patched from Fira Code, famous for its programming ligatures.
manual font patching – Using the Nerd Fonts patcher script directly offers more control but is significantly more complex.

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