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sebastiencs/icons-in-terminal

Use any fonts in the terminal without replacing or patching observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/sebastiencs/icons-in-terminal · Shell · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3413
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 955
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1068 stars · 49 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

icons-in-terminal lets you use icon fonts in the terminal without patching or replacing your existing font, by merging glyphs from multiple TTF/OTF fonts into a new font installed via fontconfig. It provides shell integrations (bash, fish, emacs) so icons can be referenced by stable variable names.

Use cases

  • show file icons in terminal ls output
  • use nerd font icons without patching my font
  • add multiple icon fonts to the terminal
  • print available glyph names in shell
  • use icons in bash or fish prompt
  • use icon fonts in emacs

When to choose

  • you want terminal icons without replacing or patching your monospace font
  • you need to combine glyphs from several icon fonts
  • you want stable icon names that survive font updates

When to avoid

  • you prefer a pre-patched Nerd Font setup
  • you need icons in terminals without fontconfig support
  • you want a maintained package with frequent releases

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools terminal-ui graphics developer-tools cross-platform cli terminal-icons fontconfig nerd-fonts-alternative shell-integration glyphs command-line linux macos

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Member repositories

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