font-roboto-mono-for-powerline
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Type: Cask  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Fonts
Tags: font powerline coding
Install: brew install --cask font-roboto-mono-for-powerline
About:
Roboto Mono for Powerline is a monospaced font designed specifically for code editors and terminal environments. It integrates seamlessly with Powerline plugins to display status lines with special symbols for git integration, virtual environments, and other context indicators. This font ensures that these status lines render correctly without missing glyphs or alignment issues.
Key Features:
  • Monospaced design for optimal code readability
  • Includes Powerline-specific symbols and glyphs
  • Based on the clean and modern Roboto Mono typeface
  • Optimized for terminal and IDE use
Use Cases:
  • Configuring terminal shells (zsh, bash) with Powerline status lines
  • Setting up consistent typography in code editors like VS Code or Vim
  • Ensuring proper symbol rendering in development environments
Alternatives:
  • font-meslo-lg-nerd-font – Another popular Powerline-patched font, offering a different aesthetic than Roboto Mono
  • font-fira-code – Includes ligatures but requires a Nerd Font patch for full Powerline support
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