Departure Mono
A monospaced pixel font with a lo-fi technical vibe
## About
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.
## Installation
### Homebrew
For macOS users, the [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) package manager can be used to install and upgrade the font using the [`font-departure-mono`](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/font-departure-mono#default) formula:
```sh
brew install font-departure-mono
```
### Nix
If you're using the [Nix](https://nixos.org) package manager or NixOS, you can install font using its canonical name: [`departure-mono`](https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=departure-mono&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=departure-mono):
```sh
# 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-mono
```
### NixOS
For [NixOS](https://nixos.org) users, you can add the font to your system configuration by including it in `fonts.packages`:
```nix
{
fonts.packages = [
pkgs.departure-mono
];
}
```
### Manual
Download the latest release from the [releases](https://github.com/rektdeckard/departure-mono/releases/latest) page.
## Usage
For pixel-perfect results, set the font size to increments of 11px.
Experiment with tighter or wider tracking (letter-spacing).
## Licenses
| Resource | License | Author |
| -------- | ------- | -------- |
| Font | [SIL OFL](https://github.com/rektdeckard/departure-mono/blob/main/public/assets/LICENSE?raw=true) | [Helena Zhang](https://helenazhang.com) |
| Site | [MIT](https://github.com/rektdeckard/departure-mono/blob/main/LICENSE?raw=true) | [Helena Zhang](https://helenazhang.com), [Tobias Fried](https://tobiasfried.com) |