Hack Font Collection

A curated collection of the Hack typeface organized for easy installation and deployment across different platforms and environments.

About Hack

Hack is a typeface designed specifically for source code. It includes monospaced Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variants, and was designed with readability in mind. The typeface is based on Bitstream Vera Sans Mono and includes over 1,500 glyphs, providing excellent Unicode coverage.

• Version: v3.003
• Designer: Christopher Simpkins and contributors
• License: MIT License (SIL Open Font License + Bitstream Vera License)
• Official Repository: source-foundry/Hack

About Nerd Fonts

This repository also includes Hack Nerd Font variants that extend the original Hack typeface with additional glyphs and symbols commonly used in terminal applications, IDEs, and development environments.

Nerd Fonts Features:

• 🔢 3,600+ additional glyphs including icons from Font Awesome, Devicons, Octicons, and more
• 🚀 Perfect for terminals and modern development workflows
• 📁 File type icons for enhanced file explorers and terminal experiences
• ⚡ Git status indicators and branch symbols
• 🐧 Linux/Unix symbols and powerline glyphs
• 💻 Programming language icons for VS Code, Vim, and other editors

Nerd Font Details:

• Version: v3.4.0 (latest)
• Source: Nerd Fonts Project
• Variant Used: HackNerdFontMono (maintains monospace characteristics)
• License: Same as original Hack font (MIT License compatible)
• Format: TTF files with .otf extension (compatible with most systems)

Quick Install ⏱️

Quick Install Command for macOS:

cd /Library/Fonts && git clone https://github.com/SamPlaysKeys/hack-fonts.git

Quick Install Command for Linux:

sudo git clone https://github.com/SamPlaysKeys/hack-fonts.git /usr/share/fonts/hack-fonts && sudo fc-cache -f -v

Demo

Local Demo

Open web/demo.html in your browser to see a comprehensive demonstration of all font variants and character sets.

Hosted Demo

A live copy of web/demo.html is hosted at SamPlaysKeys.com/ for easy review.

Repository Structure

This repository organizes the Hack font family into the following directories:

hack-fonts/
├── README.md           # This file
├── LICENSE.md          # Font license information  
├── ATTRIBUTION.md      # Credits and attribution
├── otf/               # OpenType Font files (.otf) - Nerd Font variants
├── ttf/               # TrueType Font files (.ttf) - Original Hack
│   ├── Hack-Regular.ttf
│   ├── Hack-Bold.ttf
│   ├── Hack-Italic.ttf
│   └── Hack-BoldItalic.ttf
├── otf/               # Nerd Font variants with additional glyphs
│   ├── HackNerdFont-Regular.otf
│   ├── HackNerdFont-Bold.otf
│   ├── HackNerdFont-Italic.otf
│   └── HackNerdFont-BoldItalic.otf
└── web/               # Web font files and demo
    ├── demo.html          # Font demonstration page
    ├── stylesheet.css     # CSS with @font-face declarations
    ├── hack-regular.woff
    ├── hack-regular.woff2
    ├── hack-bold.woff
    ├── hack-bold.woff2
    ├── hack-italic.woff
    ├── hack-italic.woff2
    ├── hack-bolditalic.woff
    ├── hack-bolditalic.woff2
    ├── hack-*-subset.woff     # Subset versions for web optimization
    └── hack-*-subset.woff2    # Subset versions for web optimization

Installation

macOS

System-wide Installation:

# Clone the repository to /Library/Fonts
sudo git clone https://github.com/SamPlaysKeys/hack-fonts.git /Library/Fonts/hack-fonts

# Or install TTF files directly to system fonts
sudo cp hack-fonts/ttf/*.ttf /Library/Fonts/

User Installation:

# Clone to user fonts directory
git clone https://github.com/SamPlaysKeys/hack-fonts.git ~/Library/Fonts/hack-fonts

# Or install TTF files to user fonts
cp hack-fonts/ttf/*.ttf ~/Library/Fonts/

Linux

System-wide Installation:

# Clone to system fonts directory
sudo git clone https://github.com/SamPlaysKeys/hack-fonts.git /usr/share/fonts/hack-fonts

# Update font cache
sudo fc-cache -f -v

# Or install TTF files directly
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/truetype/hack
sudo cp hack-fonts/ttf/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/hack/
sudo fc-cache -f -v

User Installation:

# Clone to user fonts directory  
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
git clone https://github.com/SamPlaysKeys/hack-fonts.git ~/.local/share/fonts/hack-fonts

# Update user font cache
fc-cache -f -v

# Or install TTF files to user fonts
cp hack-fonts/ttf/*.ttf ~/.local/share/fonts/
fc-cache -f -v

Windows

Installation via Font Files:

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Navigate to the ttf/ directory
3. Select all .ttf files
4. Right-click and select "Install" or "Install for all users"

Installation via PowerShell:

# Download and install (requires PowerShell 5.0+)
git clone https://github.com/SamPlaysKeys/hack-fonts.git
Copy-Item "hack-fonts\\ttf\\*.ttf" "$env:SystemRoot\\Fonts\\"

Usage

Terminal/Code Editors

After installation, you can use Hack in your terminal or code editor:

• Font Name: Hack
• Font Family: 'Hack', monospace
• Recommended Size: 12-14pt for code editing

Web Development

Include the font in your web projects:

Method 1: Link to CSS file

<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/hack-fonts/web/stylesheet.css">

Method 2: Self-host the fonts

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Hack';
  src: url('path/to/hack-regular.woff2') format('woff2'),
       url('path/to/hack-regular.woff') format('woff');
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
}

/* Add similar declarations for Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic */

Method 3: Use in CSS

.code {
  font-family: 'Hack', 'Monaco', 'Consolas', monospace;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

Available Variants

Original Hack (TTF)

Variant	Weight	Style	File Name
Regular	400	normal	Hack-Regular.ttf
Bold	700	normal	Hack-Bold.ttf
Italic	400	italic	Hack-Italic.ttf
Bold Italic	700	italic	Hack-BoldItalic.ttf

Hack Nerd Font (OTF)

Includes 3,600+ additional glyphs and symbols

Variant	Weight	Style	File Name
Regular	400	normal	HackNerdFont-Regular.otf
Bold	700	normal	HackNerdFont-Bold.otf
Italic	400	italic	HackNerdFont-Italic.otf
Bold Italic	700	italic	HackNerdFont-BoldItalic.otf

License

The Hack typeface is licensed under the MIT License, which includes:

• SIL Open Font License v1.1
• Bitstream Vera License

See LICENSE.md for full license text.

Attribution

This repository is a curated collection of the Hack typeface created by:

• Christopher Simpkins and contributors
• Based on Bitstream Vera Sans Mono by Bitstream, Inc.
• Extended from DejaVu Sans Mono

Nerd Font variants are provided by:

• Nerd Fonts project by Ryan L McIntyre and contributors
• Repository: ryanoasis/nerd-fonts
• Additional licensing: See NERD_FONTS_LICENSE.md

For complete attribution information, see ATTRIBUTION.md.

Contributing

This is a font distribution repository. For font improvements or bug reports, please visit the official Hack repository.

To contribute to this distribution:

1. Fork this repository
2. Make improvements to the organization, documentation, or build process
3. Submit a pull request

Links

• Official Hack Repository: https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack
• Hack Website: https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/
• Font Specimen: web/demo.html
• License: LICENSE.md

Version History

• v3.003 (2018-03-05): Latest stable release
  • Improved glyph coverage
  • Bug fixes and optimizations
  • Web font optimizations