No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is hand groomed by Christopher Simpkins 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.
No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is 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.
* [Overview of features](#user-content-overview-of-features)
* [Additional tools for customization](#user-content-additional-tools-for-customization)
* [Resources](#user-content-resources)
* [License](#user-content-license)
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)
## Quick installation
#### Windows
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To simplify the installation process on Windows systems, we've created the [Hack Windows Installer](https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack-windows-installer/releases/latest) (`.exe`) which will guide you through the installation process. This installer addresses a number of common rendering issues that occur with font installs on the Windows platform and is the recommended approach on the Windows platform.
## Quick installation
#### Mac OS X and Linux
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**NOTE ON UPDATING**
If you are updating your version of Hack, be sure to remove the previously installed version first to avoid conflicts.
#### Windows
To simplify the installation process on Windows systems, we've created the [Hack Windows Installer](https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack-windows-installer/releases/latest) (`.exe`) which will guide you through the installation process. This installer addresses a number of common rendering issues that occur with font installs on the Windows platform and is the recommended approach on the Windows platform.
#### Manual installation
We recommend use of the [TrueType](ttf_latest) (`.ttf`) version of Hack for most users. A [build with CFF curves][otf_latest] (`.otf`) is available for those who prefer this format. For detailed installation instructions, see [INSTALLATION.md](docs/INSTALLATION.md).
We recommend use of the [TrueType](ttf_latest) (`.ttf`) version of Hack for most users. [OpenType][otf_latest] (`.otf`) is available for those who prefer this format. For detailed installation instructions, see [INSTALLATION.md](docs/INSTALLATION.md).
## Package managers
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code { font-family: Hack, monospace; }
```
#### Additional tools for customization
## Additional tools for customization
**font-line** is a tool that lets you easily modify the default line spacing of Hack (20% UPM). See the [font-line repository](https://github.com/source-foundry/font-line) for more details, and be sure to check out the [line-spacing directory of the repository](https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/tree/master/tools/line-spacing) for shell scripts that automate the entire process across several commonly used line spacing defaults.
Michael Hex