First things

Install a coding font

JetBrains Mono Nerd Font, a clear coding font with the icons that fancy terminal prompts use.

  1. Install the font
    Terminal
    brew install --cask font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font

    Then pick "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font" in your terminal and editor settings.

Check it worked

  1. Check it's installed
    Terminal
    ls ~/Library/Fonts | grep -i jetbrains
Undo it
  1. Remove the font
    Terminal
    brew uninstall --cask font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font
  1. Download and install the font
    Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
    mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts/JetBrainsMono
    curl -fLo /tmp/JetBrainsMono.zip https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download/JetBrainsMono.zip
    unzip -o /tmp/JetBrainsMono.zip -d ~/.local/share/fonts/JetBrainsMono
    fc-cache -f

    Then pick "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font" in your terminal and editor settings.

Check it worked

  1. Check it's installed
    Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
    fc-list | grep -i "JetBrainsMono Nerd"
Undo it
  1. Remove the font
    Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
    rm -rf ~/.local/share/fonts/JetBrainsMono && fc-cache -f
  1. Install the font
    PowerShell
    winget install DEVCOM.JetBrainsMonoNerdFont

    Then pick "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font" in Windows Terminal (Settings, Profiles, Appearance) and in your editor.

Check it worked

  1. Check it's installed
    PowerShell
    Get-ChildItem "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts", "$env:windir\Fonts" -Filter *JetBrains* -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Undo it
  1. Remove the font
    PowerShell
    winget uninstall DEVCOM.JetBrainsMonoNerdFont