Terminal Font Tools

A computer font holds glyph outlines in a format such as OpenType or TrueType, and a terminal needs a monospaced one, ideally with the box drawing, powerline and icon glyphs that TUI programs draw with.

 

The tools here install and remove fonts, list what a system already has, preview glyph coverage before a font goes into a terminal config, convert between formats, and render text as ASCII or ANSI art. Developers use them when setting up a new machine or checking why a character renders as a blank box.

 

Below is a list of terminal tools that work with fonts.