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DejaVu Sans

DejaVu fonts team · A sans-serif TrueType font based on Bitstream Vera, offered here as the single DejaVuSans.ttf file.

CaskFontsApple silicon · Intel
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From homebrew/cask
30-day installs64
1-year installs690Last 365 days
Latest version2.37Jul 30, 2016 · Jul 30, 2016
Download size418KBarm64 / x86_64 · zip
Release cadenceIrregular0 releases in 30 days

DejaVu Sans is a font you can install on a Mac.

About

DejaVu Sans is a sans-serif font from the DejaVu family, which is based on Bitstream Vera. The family’s stated aim is to provide a wider range of characters while retaining the original look and feel.

This Homebrew cask installs one font file: DejaVuSans.ttf. It does not install the family’s other listed styles, such as bold, oblique, condensed, or monospaced fonts. Although the upstream family includes a range of fonts and subset forms, those are not included in this cask’s installed file.

To install the font with Homebrew, run brew install --cask font-dejavu-sans. After installation, select DejaVu Sans in a compatible application’s font settings to use it. This package installs a font, not an application.

The upstream project publishes compiled fonts in TTF format and describes the family as based on Bitstream Vera. See the DejaVu Fonts project for more information.

New What’s new in 2.37 Jul 30, 2016 · OpenNavo editorial

  • FixCorrects empty glyphs in condensed typeface source files from 2.36.
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Install and uninstall

Homebrew installs the font in ~/Library/Fonts, where Font Book can use it.

Install without Homebrew

Download the same file Homebrew uses: github.com/dejavu-fonts/dejavu-fonts/releases/download/version_2_37/dejavu-sans-ttf-2.37.zip

SHA-256 only checks that the download is complete; it is not a security certification. See the SHA-256 and download address

Uninstall command
$ brew uninstall --cask \font-dejavu-sans

A regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.

Facts and sources

Version 2.37
Recorded by Homebrew on Feb 5Released by the vendor on Jul 30, 2016

Questions

Is DejaVu Sans safe?

DejaVu Sans is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. When installing, Homebrew checks the download from github.com against its SHA-256 checksum. It was installed 64 times through Homebrew in the last 30 days.

How do I completely uninstall DejaVu Sans on a Mac?

Run brew uninstall --cask font-dejavu-sans.

What is the latest version of DejaVu Sans?

The latest version is 2.37, added to Homebrew on Feb 5. Run brew upgrade --cask font-dejavu-sans to update it.