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Install Nerd Fonts via Homebrew [updated & fixed]

Nerd Fonts for your IDE

https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads

The following solution thanks to @hackerzgz & @snacky101 will install all nerd fonts;

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew search '/font-.*-nerd-font/' | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs -I{} brew install --cask {} || true

If you prefer to explicitly list the nerd fonts you want to install then you can use the solution provided by @frame45

#!/bin/bash

fonts_list=(
  font-3270-nerd-font
  font-fira-mono-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-go-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-lgc-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-nerd-font
  font-monofur-nerd-font
  font-overpass-nerd-font
  font-ubuntu-mono-nerd-font
  font-agave-nerd-font
  font-arimo-nerd-font
  font-anonymice-nerd-font
  font-aurulent-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-bigblue-terminal-nerd-font
  font-bitstream-vera-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-blex-mono-nerd-font
  font-caskaydia-cove-nerd-font
  font-code-new-roman-nerd-font
  font-cousine-nerd-font
  font-daddy-time-mono-nerd-font
  font-dejavu-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-droid-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-fantasque-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-fira-code-nerd-font
  font-go-mono-nerd-font
  font-gohufont-nerd-font
  font-hack-nerd-font
  font-hasklug-nerd-font
  font-heavy-data-nerd-font
  font-hurmit-nerd-font
  font-im-writing-nerd-font
  font-iosevka-nerd-font
  font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font
  font-lekton-nerd-font
  font-liberation-nerd-font
  font-meslo-lg-nerd-font
  font-monoid-nerd-font
  font-mononoki-nerd-font
  font-mplus-nerd-font
  font-noto-nerd-font
  font-open-dyslexic-nerd-font
  font-profont-nerd-font
  font-proggy-clean-tt-nerd-font
  font-roboto-mono-nerd-font
  font-sauce-code-pro-nerd-font
  font-shure-tech-mono-nerd-font
  font-space-mono-nerd-font
  font-terminess-ttf-nerd-font
  font-tinos-nerd-font
  font-ubuntu-nerd-font
  font-victor-mono-nerd-font
)

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts

for font in "${fonts_list[@]}"
do
  brew install --cask "$font"
done
exit
@SwiftEngineer
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First off, thanks for making this! Secondly, font-jetbrainsmono-nerd-font should actually be font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font.

@JcLeavitt
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While running the install script I noticed that quite a few fonts were failing. After looking back at the output I found that the font names that had Uppercase letters in them or concatenated multiple words together were outdated names. I'm including the names that worked for me for the same fonts in the shell script (a couple may be out of order).

I would have uploaded a .txt file or a new .sh file, but apparently I can't so I'm going to include it in this so you can more easily copy/paste it into your own dummy file and do a diff to find specifically which ones' names need to be updated.

Here you go--->

Nerd Fonts for your IDE

https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-3270-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-fira-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-inconsolata-go-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-inconsolata-lgc-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-inconsolata-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-monofur-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-overpass-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-ubuntu-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-agave-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-arimo-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-anonymice-nerd-font
brew tap hombrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-aurulent-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-bigblue-terminal-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-bitstream-vera-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-blex-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-caskaydia-cove-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-code-new-roman-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-cousine-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-daddy-time-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-dejavu-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-droid-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-fantasque-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-fira-code-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-go-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-gohufont-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-hack-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-hasklug-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-heavy-data-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-hurmit-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-im-writing-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-iosevka-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-lekton-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-liberation-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-meslo-lg-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-monoid-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-mononoki-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-mplus-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-noto-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-open-dyslexic-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-profont-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-proggy-clean-tt-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-roboto-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-sauce-code-pro-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-shure-tech-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-space-mono-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-terminess-ttf-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-tinos-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-ubuntu-nerd-font
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-victor-mono-nerd-font

@davidteren
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Thanks, @SwiftEngineer & @JcLeavitt.
The original gist has been updated.

@Arelav
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Arelav commented Jul 10, 2022

You don't need to tap before each. It's done once to add cask-fonts to brew sources.

@vrouilhac
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Hi, thanks all for the great work. Though, I'm interested in Source Code Pro why is it named sauce-code-pro here?

@TheNightmanCodeth
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Here it is without brew tap before each

# Nerd Fonts for your IDE
# https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew install --cask font-3270-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-fira-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-inconsolata-go-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-inconsolata-lgc-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-inconsolata-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-monofur-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-overpass-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-ubuntu-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-agave-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-arimo-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-anonymice-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-aurulent-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-bigblue-terminal-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-bitstream-vera-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-blex-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-caskaydia-cove-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-code-new-roman-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-cousine-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-daddy-time-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-dejavu-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-droid-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-fantasque-sans-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-fira-code-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-go-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-gohufont-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-hack-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-hasklug-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-heavy-data-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-hurmit-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-im-writing-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-iosevka-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-lekton-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-liberation-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-meslo-lg-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-monoid-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-mononoki-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-mplus-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-noto-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-open-dyslexic-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-profont-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-proggy-clean-tt-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-roboto-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-sauce-code-pro-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-shure-tech-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-space-mono-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-terminess-ttf-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-tinos-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-ubuntu-nerd-font
brew install --cask font-victor-mono-nerd-font

@ali-imad
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Hi, thanks all for the great work. Though, I'm interested in Source Code Pro why is it named sauce-code-pro here?

Source Code Pro is a reserved name, particularly the "Source" part.

@frame45
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frame45 commented Dec 9, 2022

My OCD kicked in on this one, here it is in a loop.

#!/bin/bash

fonts_list=(
  font-3270-nerd-font
  font-fira-mono-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-go-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-lgc-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-nerd-font
  font-monofur-nerd-font
  font-overpass-nerd-font
  font-ubuntu-mono-nerd-font
  font-agave-nerd-font
  font-arimo-nerd-font
  font-anonymice-nerd-font
  font-aurulent-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-bigblue-terminal-nerd-font
  font-bitstream-vera-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-blex-mono-nerd-font
  font-caskaydia-cove-nerd-font
  font-code-new-roman-nerd-font
  font-cousine-nerd-font
  font-daddy-time-mono-nerd-font
  font-dejavu-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-droid-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-fantasque-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-fira-code-nerd-font
  font-go-mono-nerd-font
  font-gohufont-nerd-font
  font-hack-nerd-font
  font-hasklug-nerd-font
  font-heavy-data-nerd-font
  font-hurmit-nerd-font
  font-im-writing-nerd-font
  font-iosevka-nerd-font
  font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font
  font-lekton-nerd-font
  font-liberation-nerd-font
  font-meslo-lg-nerd-font
  font-monoid-nerd-font
  font-mononoki-nerd-font
  font-mplus-nerd-font
  font-noto-nerd-font
  font-open-dyslexic-nerd-font
  font-profont-nerd-font
  font-proggy-clean-tt-nerd-font
  font-roboto-mono-nerd-font
  font-sauce-code-pro-nerd-font
  font-shure-tech-mono-nerd-font
  font-space-mono-nerd-font
  font-terminess-ttf-nerd-font
  font-tinos-nerd-font
  font-ubuntu-nerd-font
  font-victor-mono-nerd-font
)

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts

for font in "${fonts_list[@]}"
do
  brew install --cask "$font"
done
exit

@Yiming-M
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My OCD kicked in on this one, here it is in a loop.

#!/bin/bash

fonts_list=(
  font-3270-nerd-font
  font-fira-mono-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-go-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-lgc-nerd-font
  font-inconsolata-nerd-font
  font-monofur-nerd-font
  font-overpass-nerd-font
  font-ubuntu-mono-nerd-font
  font-agave-nerd-font
  font-arimo-nerd-font
  font-anonymice-nerd-font
  font-aurulent-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-bigblue-terminal-nerd-font
  font-bitstream-vera-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-blex-mono-nerd-font
  font-caskaydia-cove-nerd-font
  font-code-new-roman-nerd-font
  font-cousine-nerd-font
  font-daddy-time-mono-nerd-font
  font-dejavu-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-droid-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-fantasque-sans-mono-nerd-font
  font-fira-code-nerd-font
  font-go-mono-nerd-font
  font-gohufont-nerd-font
  font-hack-nerd-font
  font-hasklug-nerd-font
  font-heavy-data-nerd-font
  font-hurmit-nerd-font
  font-im-writing-nerd-font
  font-iosevka-nerd-font
  font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font
  font-lekton-nerd-font
  font-liberation-nerd-font
  font-meslo-lg-nerd-font
  font-monoid-nerd-font
  font-mononoki-nerd-font
  font-mplus-nerd-font
  font-noto-nerd-font
  font-open-dyslexic-nerd-font
  font-profont-nerd-font
  font-proggy-clean-tt-nerd-font
  font-roboto-mono-nerd-font
  font-sauce-code-pro-nerd-font
  font-shure-tech-mono-nerd-font
  font-space-mono-nerd-font
  font-terminess-ttf-nerd-font
  font-tinos-nerd-font
  font-ubuntu-nerd-font
  font-victor-mono-nerd-font
)

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts

for font in "${fonts_list[@]}"
do
  brew install --cask "$font"
done
exit

Works like a charm! Amazing! Thanks 👍

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martin-braun commented Jan 23, 2023

@frame45 Thanks for that. It might be worth to contribute this as a formula instead to https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask-fonts to enable a bundle, so you can install all of them by simply running:

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-nerd-fonts

@snacky101
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Simply, How about this way?

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew search '/font-.*-nerd-font/' | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs brew install --cask

@nhessler
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@snacky101 thanks! worked like a charm.

@hackerzgz
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Simply, How about this way?

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew search '/font-.*-nerd-font/' | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs brew install --cask
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew search '/font-.*-nerd-font/' | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs -I{} brew install --cask {} || true

Always return true can skip the: Error: It seems there is already a Font at 'xxx' 😊

@snacky101
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@hackerzgz thank you for feedback.
I didn't take into account error case during install 👍

@Nilubkal
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So cool, thanks guys !

@TunaCici
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TunaCici commented May 4, 2023

Thanks a lot for the script! Love you all.

@archae0pteryx
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doing an upgrade once you've installed all of these is the pits... i do wish it were bundled a bit better. Be warned if you install the bulk in a loop or via a script

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ckuhtz commented Jun 7, 2023

Thank you! This rocks! 💣

@osalbahr
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Thoughts about adding this tap to Homebrew's main repo? I'd say nerd fonts are common enough.

@ckuhtz
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ckuhtz commented Jun 17, 2023

I think that is a great idea.

@nhessler
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agreed. would be great to have these as part of the main repo.

@mhmdcs
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mhmdcs commented Jul 5, 2024

If you're getting the error:
Error: homebrew/cask-fonts was deprecated. This tap is now empty and all its contents were either deleted or migrated
When running brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts, it's because in May 16, 2024 the fonts previously available in homebrew/cask-fonts have been moved to the main homebrew/cask repository. So you can just directly install any fonts you want without tapping.

@ivanluelmo
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brew search '/font-.*-nerd-font/' | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs brew install --cask

@snacky101 Thanks a lot !! I was looking for this. (No need to tap anymore in August 2024)

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amritapathak89 commented Aug 16, 2024

Yes, as of Aug 2024, no need to tap anymore. Installing a particular font, is as simple as
brew install --cask font-ubuntu-nerd-font

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louwers commented Sep 29, 2024

You don't even need --cask.

brew install font-ubuntu-nerd-font works.

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