# zed-industries/zed-fonts

The Zed Mono and Sans typefaces, custom built from Iosevka

Repository: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed-fonts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zed-fonts
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-08-13T19:26:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 36, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1672, "days_push": 385, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1054, forks 37 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.018569+00:00)

## What it is
Custom Zed Mono and Zed Sans typefaces built from Iosevka, created for the Zed code editor and licensed under the SIL Open Font License. The repository archives these previous default fonts, as Zed now ships with IBM Plex Sans and Lilex.

## Use cases
- download the Zed Mono monospace font for my editor
- find the Zed Sans quasi-proportional UI typeface
- build custom Iosevka font variants
- use the fonts Zed editor used previously
- get an OFL-licensed monospace coding font

## When to choose
- you want the original Zed Mono/Sans typefaces for an editor or terminal
- you need a monospace font with ligature-friendly Iosevka lineage under an open license
- you want a quasi-proportional sans font that still feels monospace for UI work

## When to avoid
- you need the current default Zed fonts, which are IBM Plex Sans and Lilex
- you need an actively developed font project with ongoing releases
- you require a license file - the repo has no explicit license attached

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: fonts, typeface, iosevka, monospace, typography, zed-editor

## Member repositories
- zed-industries/zed-fonts (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.018569+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 2026-08-30T06:59:04.562145+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed-fonts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.018569+00:00, sha 7f544c084394)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.