# hbin/top-programming-fonts

Repository: https://github.com/hbin/top-programming-fonts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/top-programming-fonts
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-11-25T13:52:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 54, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4958, "days_push": 281, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2254, forks 306 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.105553+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of the author's favorite programming fonts with a one-line shell installer script. It includes instructions for configuring the fonts in editors like Emacs and Vim.

## Use cases
- install nice coding fonts on my machine
- find the best monospace font for programming
- set up Menlo or Monaco in Emacs
- download a bundle of developer fonts with one command
- pick a readable font for my terminal and editor

## When to choose
- you want a quick, opinionated bundle of popular programming fonts installed via a single curl command
- you use Emacs or Vim and want ready-made font configuration snippets

## When to avoid
- you need a font manager with previews or fine-grained control
- you are on Windows or need GUI-based font installation
- you require a maintained project with a clear license and active development

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cli
- tags: fonts, programming-fonts, font-collection, installer-script, curated-list, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- hbin/top-programming-fonts (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.105553+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 2026-08-30T02:43:46.273966+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hbin/top-programming-fonts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.105553+00:00, sha b7da886c583d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.