Fira Mono for Powerline
Tripurari Shankar · A Powerline-patched Fira Mono font supplied in Regular, Medium, and Bold OTF files.
Fira Mono for Powerline is a font you can install on a Mac.
About
Fira Mono for Powerline is a monospaced font variant derived from Fira Mono and patched for Powerline users. The package installs three OpenType font files: Regular, Medium, and Bold. Its source describes Fira typefaces as designed with legibility across devices in mind; this package specifically provides the Powerline-patched variant.
- Includes
FuraMono-Regular Powerline.,otf FuraMono-Medium Powerline., andotf FuraMono-Bold Powerline..otf - The font files are installed in the user’s
~/folder.Library/ Fonts - This is a font package, not an application.
Install it with brew install --cask font-fira-mono-for-powerline. After installation, select the installed Fura Mono Powerline font in a compatible application, such as an editor or terminal, to use it. The package supplies the three listed styles; it does not establish that other styles or complete Unicode coverage are included.
Sources: Fira Mono for Powerline files and project notes
Download size: Unknown.
Version changes: Unknown.
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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/powerline/fonts.git
$ brew uninstall --cask \font-fira-mono-for-powerlineA regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.
Questions
Is Fira Mono for Powerline safe?
Fira Mono for Powerline is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. The download comes from github.com; Homebrew does not verify a checksum for it. It was installed 70 times through Homebrew in the last 30 days.
How do I completely uninstall Fira Mono for Powerline on a Mac?
Run brew uninstall --cask font-fira-mono-for-powerline.