Departure Mono is a monospaced pixel font inspired by the constraints of early command-line and graphical user interfaces, the tiny pixel fonts of the late 90s/early 00s, and sci-fi concepts from film and television.
For macOS users, the Homebrew package manager can be used to install and upgrade the font using the font-departure-mono formula:
brew install font-departure-monoIf you're using the Nix package manager or NixOS, you can install font using its canonical name: departure-mono:
# Here's an example on how to install it using `nix profile`
nix profile install github:NixOS/nixpkgs#departure-mono
# Here's an example on how to install it using `nix-env`
nix-env -iA nixos.departure-monoFor NixOS users, you can add the font to your system configuration by including it in fonts.packages:
{
fonts.packages = [
pkgs.departure-mono
];
}Download the latest release from the releases page.
For pixel-perfect results, set the font size to increments of 11px.
Experiment with tighter tracking (letter-spacing) for a more comfortable read in some cases — or wider tracking for a sci-fi effect.
| Resource | License | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Font | SIL OFL | Helena Zhang |
| Site | MIT | Helena Zhang, Tobias Fried |
