# source-foundry/Hack

A typeface designed for source code

Repository: https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hack
Homepage: http://sourcefoundry.org/hack/
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: font, typeface, developer-tools, developer, ttf, web-fonts, hack
Last push: 2022-11-21T18:05:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4091, "days_push": 1381, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17329, forks 660 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.959258+00:00)

## What it is
Hack is an open source monospaced typeface designed specifically for source code, based on the Bitstream Vera and DejaVu lineage. It ships Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic styles with over 1500 glyphs including extended Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic, plus built-in Powerline glyph support.

## Use cases
- choose a readable monospaced font for my code editor
- install a coding typeface with Powerline glyphs without patching
- use a libre font for terminal and IDE text at small sizes
- embed a monospaced web font on a documentation site
- customize an open source code font in a font editor

## When to choose
- you want a free, well-hinted monospaced font optimized for 8-14px code text
- you need Powerline symbols out of the box
- you need extended Latin, Greek, or Cyrillic coverage in a code font
- you want a font you can legally modify and redistribute commercially

## When to avoid
- you need a proportional or display typeface
- you need CJK or other non-Latin/Greek/Cyrillic scripts
- you want a font with frequent new releases or active development
- you need Nerd Font icon glyphs beyond Powerline

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: font, typeface, monospace, ttf, web-fonts, coding-font, powerline, web, desktop

## Member repositories
- source-foundry/Hack (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.959258+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:03:11.429494+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.959258+00:00, sha 0486fd3346c1)
  - homepage: http://sourcefoundry.org/hack/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:13.912100+00:00, sha bdd37f1a151c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.