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If you are trying to use a font patched with Nerd Fonts symbols, don't do that as patching destroys fonts. There is no need, kitty has a builtin NERD font and will use it for symbols not found in any other font on your system.
$ pkg query %Fp kitty | grep -i nerd /usr/local/share/kitty/fonts/SymbolsNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf
A recent update (0.42.2) to x11/kitty port has included a new dependency on the x11-fonts/nerd-fonts port, which is massive in used disk space. However nerd font symbols are already bundled with Kitty and the new dependency seems redundant.
From https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/faq/#kitty-is-not-able-to-use-my-favorite-font
If you are trying to use a font patched with Nerd Fonts symbols, don't do that as patching destroys fonts. There is no need, kitty has a builtin NERD font and will use it for symbols not found in any other font on your system.
$ pkg query %Fp kitty | grep -i nerd /usr/local/share/kitty/fonts/SymbolsNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf
Hi,
Please file a bug report against x11/kitty for this issue.
The correct solution is to unbundle nerd fonts and make the
file installed with kitty a symbolic link to the actual
nerdfont location.
Yours,
Robert Clausecker
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025, at 4:08 AM, Robert Clausecker wrote:
Hi,
Please file a bug report against x11/kitty for this issue.
The correct solution is to unbundle nerd fonts and make the
file installed with kitty a symbolic link to the actual
nerdfont location.
Yours,
Robert Clausecker
Hi,
My bugzilla account request has been left unanswered for days.
I find it counterproductive to replace a 2MB bundled font with a 6GB package. The nerd-fonts port packages much more than just the symbol fonts, as it carries plenty of patched fonts that I don't use. Perhaps if there were separate nerd-fonts and nerd-fonts-patched packages, the former could be a proper dependency.