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Powerline Symbols

Kim Silkebækken · A single OpenType symbol font file for use with Powerline statuslines and prompts.

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Powerline Symbols is a font you can install on a Mac. It is made by Kim Silkebækken.

Quick facts

Font files
1 · OTF
Installs to
~/Library/Fonts
Developer
Kim Silkebækken
Install
brew install --cask font-powerline-symbols
Homebrew
Available; updated by Homebrew
Also known as
font-powerline-symbols

About

Powerline Symbols is a font package that installs one OpenType file, PowerlineSymbols.otf. The Powerline project provides statuslines and prompts for applications including Vim, shells, and tmux; this package supplies a font file associated with that project, rather than installing the Powerline software itself.

  • Includes the PowerlineSymbols.otf font file.
  • The file is installed in ~/Library/Fonts/.
  • The Powerline project supports statuslines and prompts in several applications.

Install it with brew install --cask font-powerline-symbols. After installation, select Powerline Symbols as the actual font in an application that supports font selection and where you want to display Powerline symbols. Installing this package does not install a statusline plugin or configure an application.

Sources: Powerline project

Version changes: Unknown.

System requirements

macOSVersionChipsDownloadSource
Build for macOS 27, 26, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11latestIntelgithub.com/powerline/powerline/raw/master/font/PowerlineSymbols.otfHomebrewChecked
Build for macOS 27, 26, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11latestApple silicongithub.com/powerline/powerline/raw/master/font/PowerlineSymbols.otfHomebrewChecked

How to install Powerline Symbols on Mac

  1. In Terminal, run: brew install --cask font-powerline-symbols
  2. 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/powerline/raw/master/font/PowerlineSymbols.otf

Uninstall Powerline Symbols and optional data cleanup

Uninstall command
brew uninstall --cask font-powerline-symbols

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

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Install Details

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Download URL
https://github.com/powerline/powerline/raw/master/font/PowerlineSymbols.otf
Homebrew definition
github.com/homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/font/font-p/font-powerline-symbols.rb
formulae.brew.sh
formulae.brew.sh/cask/font-powerline-symbols
Source code
github.com/powerline/powerline

Installation and removal contents

  • Install font

    Source file: PowerlineSymbols.otf

    Declared destination: /$HOME/Library/Fonts/PowerlineSymbols.otf

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    {
  "font": [
    "PowerlineSymbols.otf"
  ],
  "target": "/$HOME/Library/Fonts/PowerlineSymbols.otf"
}

Questions about Powerline Symbols

How do I completely uninstall Powerline Symbols on a Mac?

Run brew uninstall --cask font-powerline-symbols.

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