Departure mono
A monospaced pixel font with a lo-fi, techy vibe
**departure mono** is A monospaced pixel font with a lo-fi, techy vibe The project is written primarily in TypeScript, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2024. It has gained significant community traction with 2,814 stars and 29 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: font, fonts, monospace, pixel, retro.
About
Departure Mono is a monospaced pixel font inspired by the constraints of early command-line and graphical user interfaces, the tiny pixel fonts of the late 90s/early 00s, and sci-fi concepts from film and television.
Installation
Homebrew
For macOS users, the Homebrew package manager can be used to install and upgrade the font using the font-departure-mono formula:
shbrew install font-departure-mono
Nix
If you're using the Nix package manager or NixOS, you can install font using its canonical name: departure-mono:
sh# Here's an example on how to install it using `nix profile` nix profile install github:NixOS/nixpkgs#departure-mono # Here's an example on how to install it using `nix-env` nix-env -iA nixos.departure-mono
NixOS
For NixOS users, you can add the font to your system configuration by including it in fonts.packages:
nix{ fonts.packages = [ pkgs.departure-mono ]; }
Manual
Download the latest release from the releases page.
Usage
For pixel-perfect results, set the font size to increments of 11px.
Experiment with tighter or wider tracking (letter-spacing).
Licenses
| Resource | License | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Font | SIL OFL | Helena Zhang |
| Site | MIT | Helena Zhang, Tobias Fried |
Contributors
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