BitstromWera Nerd Font (Bitstream Vera Sans Mono)
brew install --cask font-bitstream-vera-sans-mono-nerd-font
v3.4.0
Monospace font patched with hundreds of programming icons (Font Awesome, Devicons, Octicons) for terminal use.
Why you might care
Essential for developers using terminal prompts, shells, and status lines that display glyphs for git branches, file types, and status indicators. Bitstream Vera Sans Mono is a clean, readable base font, and Nerd Fonts adds the icon coverage needed for modern shell configurations like Powerline, Starship, and Zsh themes.
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GitHub topics
font
font-awesome
fonts
hacktoberfest
icon-font
iconic-fonts
octicons
patched-fonts
patcher
powerline
python
shell
statusline
Links
- https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts
- GitHub: ryanoasis/nerd-fonts
- Brew formula source: Casks/font/font-b/font-bitstream-vera-sans-mono-nerd-font.rb
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