arch_fonts.md

install essential os fonts

sudo pacman -S noto-fonts ttf-liberation noto-fonts-emoji
yay -S otf-font-awesome-5-free

install console font and main terminal/editor font

sudo pacman -S terminus-font ttf-hack

set console font

/etc/vconsole.conf

KEY_MAP=us
FONT=ter-p24n
FONT_MAP=8859-2

set os fonts

/etc/fonts/local.conf

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match>
        <edit mode="prepend" name="family"><string>Noto Sans</string></edit>
    </match>
    <match target="pattern">
        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>serif</string></test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Serif</string></edit>
    </match>
    <match target="pattern">
        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>sans-serif</string></test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Sans</string></edit>
    </match>
    <match target="pattern">
        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>monospace</string></test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Mono</string></edit>
    </match>
</fontconfig>

create the following symbolic links in /etc/fonts/conf.d if they aren’t already present:

sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-hinting-slight.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d
sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d
sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/11-lcdfilter-default.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d
sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/70-no-bitmaps.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d

select freetype2 profile 40

sudo vim /etc/profile.d/freetype2.sh