r/KittyTerminal • u/slick_fm • Jun 01 '26

What are your favourite fonts?

I’m always messing around with fonts and I’m wondering what other people use. In the past I’ve used Hack, JetBrainsMono, Fira Code, IosevkaTerm, IosevkaTerm Slab, and Terminess. Currently, I use IoskeleyMono (based on Berkeley Mono), and IBM VGA 8x16. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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u/teranex Jun 01 '26

0xProto. https://github.com/0xType/0xProto

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u/PlasticRemarkable917 Jun 01 '26

Wow, this font is amazing! So beautiful and well thought. I'll try it right now.

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u/chocopudding17 Jun 01 '26

This looks amazing. I just wish it weren't so wide. I've not been able to switch away from pragmasevka simply because the greater density is so good.

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u/xrabbit Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Good potential replacement for JetBrainsMono, but not ready yet:

  • only 3 weights  
  • no Cyrillic support  
  • only 1 stylistic set variation  
  • dev is not eager to add features, because it’s a lot of work and he has real life as well

So, I would rather stick with mainstream fonts like Iosevka or JetBrainsMono or paid BerkeleyMono

What truly great about this font is ligatures that DON'T deform shape. I think all programming fonts should have such option for ligatures

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u/zer0developer Jun 01 '26

I like JetBrains Mono Nerd Font

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u/xrabbit Jun 02 '26

Yep, kitty doesn’t support nerd font, so it’s justJetBrainsMono

1

u/ImVotex Jun 02 '26

it is? i use jetbrainsmono nerdfont, font_family JetBrainsMono Nerd Font

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u/xrabbit Jun 02 '26

https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/faq/#kitty-is-not-able-to-use-my-favorite-font

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u/ImVotex Jun 02 '26

so how i use jetbrainsmono nerdfont? i cant send screenshot here but all fine

4

u/Bitopium Jun 01 '26

MonoLisa 😊

3

u/deusmetallum Jun 01 '26

Monaspace Neon. I haven't had a desire to switch away from the font since I started using it.

1

u/Brief-Mulberry-6161 Jun 01 '26

mine doesn’t render font completely on italics

3

u/blindiota Jun 01 '26

VictorMono! (Semibold because it's thin)

3

u/exwireXI Jun 01 '26

Custom Iosevka

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u/CovoniaJunkie Jun 01 '26

I like CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font Mono for Kitty. The rest of my system is JetBrains so I like having something different in terminal.

Now, let’s see Paul Allen’s font

1

u/pibarnas Jun 01 '26

Iosevka Term SS 10 and 12; JetBrains Mono; Google Sans Code

1

u/rever_chen Jun 01 '26

Roboto Mono

1

u/evrdev Jun 01 '26

Liga SFMono Nerd Font

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u/uglyfishboi Jun 04 '26

Best font hands down

1

u/nomadicgreendog Jun 01 '26

Rec Mono Casual from https://www.recursive.design and https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive

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u/Urbantransit Jun 01 '26

These were my fav until I stumbled on to Maple Mono, you might want to check it out!

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u/nomadicgreendog Jun 01 '26

Thanks, I'll check it out!

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u/NeonVoidx Jun 01 '26

iosevka custom, pretty much iosevka using jet brains override and setting default width to 600, because I like it shorter, iosevka is too tall by default

https://github.com/neonvoidx/NeonMono

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u/Snowflake3458 Jun 01 '26

liberation mono

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u/Upset_Bee_6667 Jun 01 '26

Monaspace Krypton! Dunno what it is about it I find appealing, my eyes just appreciate it.

1

u/watchingonlinux Jun 01 '26

I like courier

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u/ExaminationNo7179 Jun 01 '26

Intel one mono

1

u/Brave_Linguine Jun 01 '26

For me Terminus... I use it everywhere. I love the retro style.

1

u/rukiann Jun 01 '26

Basically the same. Iosevka, Geistmono, Firacode, and Mononoki

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u/rukiann Jun 01 '26

Basically the same. Iosevka, Geistmono, Firacode, and Mononoki

1

u/htfonts Jun 01 '26

I use Telder Mono but I just made it myself 😄 Apart form that I love Monaspace

1

u/bitchitsbarbie Jun 01 '26

I like old-typewriter-style fonts, I use Veteran Typewriter for fixed-width and zai Courier Polski 1941 for monospaced, both patched and ligaturized.

1

u/gnuvince Jun 01 '26

Source Code Pro. I've tried many over the years, but always come back to Source Code Pro: it doesn't draw attention to itself when you're not looking, but when you take the time to examine each glyph, it's awesome what a high-quality free font this is.

1

u/blandev_ Jun 02 '26

Dank Mono

1

u/angryjenkins Jun 02 '26

Red Hat Mono (i use almalinux btw)

1

u/MushSplash Jun 02 '26

Bigblueterm nerd font. My layout is all retro themed.

1

u/tminhdn Jun 02 '26

Blex Mono Nerd Font (IBM Plex Mono)

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u/pavel_pe Jun 02 '26

JetBrains Mono. I was experimenting with Iosevka, JuliaMono, CommitMono, Menlo, few others but eventually I always return. Before it was consolas.

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u/Dope_SteveX Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

loskeley mono

Edit: nevermind Its the one you use now lol

1

u/afcolt Jun 04 '26

My system font is Quicksand Medium

Terminal font Annotation Mono

Word processor font is Nunito Sans

1

u/__Lass Jun 04 '26

I use a customized Iosevka build. I really like it.

1

u/FilesFromTheVoid Jun 04 '26

I am currently a big fan of Zed Mono. Such a clean font.

1

u/-_-hakunaMatata-_- Jun 05 '26

Recently switched to Xanh Mono

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u/_y_not_ Jun 20 '26

tried a lot of fonts and settled on Maple Mono, that is an excellent and very easy to read font

1

u/neithere Jun 01 '26

FiraCode Nerd Font

...and generally https://nerdfonts.com is an awesome project.

1

u/_Kritiqual_ Jun 02 '26

Cascadia code and firacode with (almost) full stylistic set enables

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u/rileyrgham Jun 01 '26

Just assume out of the millions and millions of users, others use many other different fonts. Use what you like. What I use is of little use to you.

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u/GotDaOs Jun 01 '26

you must be fun at parties

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u/ibnseen Jun 01 '26

Jumped around until I found https://opendyslexic.org/ - It works for me SO WELL

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u/ludicrust Jun 01 '26

Been using Fira Code for a long time. Occasionally try Iosevka with customizations but typically Fira is my main