# sebastiencs/icons-in-terminal

Use any fonts in the terminal without replacing or patching

Repository: https://github.com/sebastiencs/icons-in-terminal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/icons-in-terminal
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-01-21T21:38:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3413, "days_push": 955, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1068, forks 49 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:27.455348+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, terminal-ui, graphics
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: terminal-icons, fontconfig, nerd-fonts-alternative, shell-integration, glyphs, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sebastiencs/icons-in-terminal (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.455348+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 2026-08-30T06:55:02.773069+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sebastiencs/icons-in-terminal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.455348+00:00, sha e16d7602703d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.