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Symbols Nerd Font (Symbols Only)

brew install --cask font-symbols-only-nerd-font v3.4.0

Symbols-only Nerd Font containing icon glyphs from Font Awesome, Devicons, Octicons, and other iconic fonts.

Why you might care

Install this if you need a lightweight symbols/icons font for terminal prompts, status lines, or code editor decorations. Nerd Fonts patches popular typefaces with extensive glyph collections for developers and power users; this variant is icons-only, ideal when you already have a preferred text font.

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GitHub topics

font font-awesome fonts hacktoberfest icon-font iconic-fonts octicons patched-fonts patcher powerline python shell statusline

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