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https://github.com/blobject/agave

succulent monospace programming font
https://github.com/blobject/agave

font monospace monospace-font programming-font typeface

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succulent monospace programming font

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*NOTICE:* github namespace recently changed from +agarick+ to *blobject*.



[[/pub/title.png]]



*version 37*, 06 jan 2021 \\

| download | Regular | Bold |

|-|---------|------|

| size | 261KB | 85KB |

| dotted zero | *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Regular.ttf][Agave-Regular.ttf]]* | *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Bold.ttf][Agave-Bold.ttf]]* |

| slashed zero | *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf][Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf]]* | *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Bold-slashed.ttf][Agave-Bold-slashed.ttf]]* |



[[/pub/metric.png]]



| variant | glyph count | (partially) implemented ranges |

|---------|-------------|--------------------------------|

| Regular | 2443 | ascii, latin ext, greek, cyrillic, ipa, math, arrows, box-drawing, braille, powerline, others |

| Bold | 96 | ascii |

| Italic | 15 | /not ready/ |

| BoldItalic | 2 | /not ready/ |



*agave* is a fixed-width outline typeface, designed and produced by [[https://b.agaric.net/about][type agaric]].



Free to use, peruse, and diffuse -- everything (font files, glyph designs, glyph databases, and documentation) is released under the [[/LICENSE][MIT license]].



*more about:* [[https://b.agaric.net/page/agave]]



** install



The ~.ttf~ font files can be found at either of:

- https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest

- https://github.com/blobject/agave/tree/master/dist



Please install according to common procedures specified by your platform. Maybe these pages might help: [[https://repology.org/project/fonts:agave/versions][repology]], [[https://www.howtogeek.com/192980/how-to-install-remove-and-manage-fonts-on-windows-mac-and-linux][howtogeek]].



** sample



- 2160x1440 screen resolution, 200 dpi, freetype v2.10.4, libXft v2.3.3, libpng v1.6.37, gimp v2.10.20



*glyph distinction* in ASCII



[[/pub/ascii.png]]



*code*, sampling C syntax (emacs v27.1, height *55*)



[[/pub/code.png]]



*terminal* (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)



[[/pub/term.png]]



*literary text*, sampling ASCII, Greek, Cyrillic, and Czech (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)



[[/pub/lit.png]]



*cataclysm: dark days ahead* (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)



[[/pub/cdda.png]]



*unicode* (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)



[[/pub/uni.png]]



*in the wild:* \\

/(particular glyph shapes may be out of date)/

- https://www.programmingfonts.org/#agave

- https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/hb4ib9/i3gaps_pywal_is_a_blessing/

- https://k1ss.org/screenshots (Mike Emanuelli's)

- https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/ft1iu5/stumpwm_preparing_for_the_end_times/

- https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1266904#p1266904



** build



For example, with the Regular variant:



- Open ~src/agave-r.sfd~ in FontForge.

- Click *File* --> *Generate Fonts* --> pick *TrueType*, *No Bitmap Fonts*, *No Rename* --> /Options:/ pick *TrueType Hints*, *PS Glyph Names*, *OpenType* --> *Generate*.

  - You might see (and can ignore, I think) some warnings about non-integral coordinates, etc.

- Hint the generated font file using ttfautohint.

  - Assuming the generated file is ~raw.ttf~, run ~ttfautohint -v -t raw.ttf Agave-Regular.ttf~



** naming



- *type agaric* opted for a slightly eponymic name for their first typeface.

- "Agave" refers either to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave][green plant]] or to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_(Theban_princess)][daughter of Kadmos]] in mythology.

- *agave* is sister to [[https://github.com/blobject/autonoe][autonoe]] and [[https://github.com/blobject/ino][ino]].



** discussion



Feel free to use the [[https://github.com/blobject/agave/issues][issue tracker]] to voice your feedback, questions, and suggestions. Or contact *type agaric* via email at [email protected]=.



** thanks



... foremost to [[https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/][bc]], [[https://inkscape.org/][Inkscape]], [[http://ttfautohint.com/][ttfautohint]], and [[https://fontforge.org/][FontForge]] as I relied on them to respectively measure, draw, hint, and generate *agave*,



to GitHub for hosting this repo,



and to all the users ♥