# Hack  [![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/contributors-104-orange.svg?style=flat)](https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md)

### a typeface designed for source code

No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is hand groomed and optically balanced to be a workhorse face for code. It has deep roots in the libre, open source typeface community and expands upon the contributions of the [Bitstream Vera](https://www.gnome.org/fonts/) & [DejaVu](http://dejavu-fonts.org/wiki/Main_Page) projects.

<a href="https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/"><img src="img/hack-specimen-2.png" alt="Hack &mdash; a typeface designed for source code" width="728"></a>

[Read more](docs/ABOUT.md) about Hack, visit the [project website](http://sourcefoundry.org/hack/) or take a look at a complete [type specimen](http://chrissimpkins.github.io/Hack/font-specimen.html).

The font binaries are released under a license that permits unlimited print, desktop, and web use for commercial and non-commercial applications. More details in [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md)

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## Quick installation

We recommended using the **TrueType** (`.ttf`) version of Hack. An OpenType (`.otf`) build is also available.

#### Mac OS X and Linux

1. Download the [latest version of Hack](ttf_latest).
2. Extract the files from the archive (`.zip`) and open them.
3. Follow the instructions from your operating system.
4. Enjoy!

**NOTE**: If you are updating your version of Hack, be sure to remove the previously installed version first to avoid conflicts. For more information, see [INSTALLATION.md](docs/INSTALLATION.md).

#### Windows

To simplify the installation process on Windows systems, we recommend using the [Hack Windows Installer](https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack-windows-installer/releases/tag/v1.1.2) (`.exe`) which will guide you through the installation process.

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## Advanced options

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A full list of all changes can be found in the [CHANGELOG](docs/CHANGELOG.md).

### Advanced installation options

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### Web font usage

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### Additional tools for customization

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### New!

You can now modify the default line spacing in Hack fonts with our new `font-line` tool.  Hack uses a default value of 20% UPM for line spacing.  Decrease the value to tighten the spacing, increase it to widen your spacing.  Modification details are available on the `font-line` repository:

https://github.com/source-foundry/font-line

or [use one of our handy shell scripts](https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/tree/master/tools/line-spacing) that automates the `font-line` install and line spacing modification process for a range of line spacing % UPM values between 10 - 30%.  Select the script that fits your needs and execute it in the download directory that contains your .ttf and/or .otf font files **before you install them**.
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### Overview of features

- **Typeface Name**: Hack
- **Category**: Monospaced
- **Powerline Support**: Yes
- **Number of Glyphs**: 1561
- **Included Glyph Sets**: TODO
- **Included Styles**: Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
- **Latest Release**: v2.020 (2016-04-29)

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### License

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**Hack** &copy; 2015-2016, Christopher Simpkins (with Reserved Font Name _Hack_)<br>
**Bitstream Vera Sans Mono** &copy; 2003 Bitstream, Inc. (with Reserved Font Names _Bitstream_ and _Vera_)

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**Hack** &copy; 2015-2016, Christopher Simpkins with Reserved Font Name Hack.<br>
Hack Open Font License &amp; Bitstream Vera License

**Bitstream Vera Sans Mono** &copy; 2003 Bitstream, Inc. with Reserved Font Names Bitstream and Vera<br>
Bitstream Vera License
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See [LICENSE.md](https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/blob/master/LICENSE.md) for the full texts of these licences.

[otf_latest]: https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/releases/download/v2.020/Hack-v2_020-otf.zip
[ttf_latest]: https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/releases/download/v2.020/Hack-v2_020-ttf.zip