Recommended font: Meslo Nerd Font patched for Powerlevel10k

Gorgeous monospace font designed by Jim Lyles for Bitstream, customized by the same for Apple, further customized by André Berg, and finally patched by yours truly with customized scripts originally developed by Ryan L McIntyre of Nerd Fonts. Contains all glyphs and symbols that Powerlevel10k may need. Battle-tested in dozens of different terminals on all major operating systems.

FAQ: How was the recommended font created?

Automatic font installation

If you are using iTerm2 or Termux, p10k configure can install the recommended font for you. Simply answer Yes when asked whether to install Meslo Nerd Font.

If you are using a different terminal, proceed with manual font installation. 👇

Manual font installation

1. Download these four ttf files:
   • MesloLGS NF Regular.ttf
   • MesloLGS NF Bold.ttf
   • MesloLGS NF Italic.ttf
   • MesloLGS NF Bold Italic.ttf
2. Double-click on each file and click "Install". This will make MesloLGS NF font available to all applications on your system.
3. Configure your terminal to use this font:
   • iTerm2: Type p10k configure and answer Yes when asked whether to install Meslo Nerd Font. Alternatively, open iTerm2 → Preferences → Profiles → Text and set Font to MesloLGS NF.
   • Apple Terminal: Open Terminal → Preferences → Profiles → Text, click Change under Font and select MesloLGS NF family.
   • Hyper: Open Hyper → Edit → Preferences and change the value of fontFamily under module.exports.config to MesloLGS NF.
   • Visual Studio Code: Open File → Preferences → Settings (PC) or Code → Preferences → Settings (Mac), enter terminal.integrated.fontFamily in the search box at the top of Settings tab and set the value below to MesloLGS NF. Consult this screenshot to see how it should look like or see this issue for extra information.
   • GNOME Terminal (the default Ubuntu terminal): Open Terminal → Preferences and click on the selected profile under Profiles. Check Custom font under Text Appearance and select MesloLGS NF Regular.
   • Konsole: Open Settings → Edit Current Profile → Appearance, click Select Font and select MesloLGS NF Regular.
   • Tilix: Open Tilix → Preferences and click on the selected profile under Profiles. Check Custom font under Text Appearance and select MesloLGS NF Regular.
   • Windows Console Host (the old thing): Click the icon in the top left corner, then Properties → Font and set Font to MesloLGS NF.
   • Windows Terminal by Microsoft (the new thing): Open settings.json (Ctrl+Shift+,), search for fontFace and set the value to MesloLGS NF for every profile. If you don't find fontFace, add it under profiles → defaults. See this settings file for example.
   • IntelliJ (and other IDEs by Jet Brains): Open IDE → Edit → Preferences → Editor → Color Scheme → Console Font. Select Use console font instead of the default and set the font name to MesloLGS NF.
   • Termux: Type p10k configure and answer Yes when asked whether to install Meslo Nerd Font.
   • Blink: Type config, go to Appearance, tap Add a new font, tap Open Gallery, select MesloLGS NF.css, tap import and type exit in the home view to reload the font.
   • Terminus: Open Settings → Appearance and set Font to MesloLGS NF.
   • Terminator: Open Preferences using the context menu. Under Profiles select the General tab (should be selected already), uncheck Use the system fixed width font (if not already) and select MesloLGS NF Regular. Exit the Preferences dialog by clicking Close.
   • Guake: Right Click on an open terminal and open Preferences. Under Appearance tab, uncheck Use the system fixed width font (if not already) and select MesloLGS NF Regular. Exit the Preferences dialog by clicking Close.
   • MobaXterm: Open Settings → Configuration → Terminal → (under Terminal look and feel) and change Font to MesloLGS NF.
   • Asbrú Connection Manager: Open Preferences → Local Shell Options → Look and Feel, enable Use these personal options and change Font: under Terminal UI to MesloLGS NF Regular. To change the font for the remote host connections, go to Preferences → Terminal Options → Look and Feel and change Font: under Terminal UI to MesloLGS NF Regular.
   • WSLtty: Right click on an open terminal and then on Options. In the Text section, under Font, click "Select..." and set Font to MesloLGS NF Regular.
   • Yakuake: Click ≡ → Manage Profiles → New → Appearance. Click Choose next to the Font dropdown, select MesloLGS NF and click OK. Click OK to save the profile. Select the new profile and click Set as Default.
   • Alacritty: Create or open ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml and add the following section to it:

     font:
       normal:
         family: "MesloLGS NF"
   • Kitty: Create or open ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf and add the following line to it:

     font_family MesloLGS NF
     Restart Kitty by closing all sessions and opening a new session.
   • WezTerm: Create or open $HOME/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua and add the following:

     local wezterm = require 'wezterm';
     return {
         font = wezterm.font("MesloLGS NF"),
     }
     If the file already exists, only add the line with the font to the existing return. Also add the first line if it is not already present.
   • urxvt: Create or open ~/.Xresources and add the following line to it:

     URxvt.font: xft:MesloLGS NF:size=11
     You can adjust the font size to your preference. After changing the configuration use xrdb ~/.Xresources to reload the config. The new config is applied for all new terminals.
4. Run p10k configure to generate a new ~/.p10k.zsh. The old config may work incorrectly with the new font.

Using a different terminal and know how to set the font for it? Share your knowledge by sending a PR to expand the list!