#Use font without installing how to

If the public URL already serves a declaration, then you can use the structure the URL provides when creating your import snippet. Google Fonts), you will need to access the font asset URLs via the embed/import URLs provided. If you're using a font that is already available via public URL (e.g. Since I'm using Fira Code, I can fork the GitHub repository and refer to the raw font file URLs. Remote font URLsДЇor the rest of us, you're going to need to have access to a publicly accessible URL where you can reference the font. For those of you without font install privileges, read on. That's it! рџЋ‰ You're now set up to use a custom font in VS Code. Next, add the string to your editor.fontFamily setting in VS Code as shown here: If you have admin privileges on your computer, start by installing the font (if not, skip ahead to Font Setup). Personally, I love using Fira Code by Fira Code is a free monospace font containing ligatures for common programming multi-character combinations. Since we're writing code, you're going to want a Monospace font. You can use any font accessible via a public URL. Pick an open-source fontДЇirst, we need to pick a font to use.

#Use font without installing how to

In this quick tip, I'll walk you through how to use a custom font in VS Code without admin privileges to actually install the font. Unfortunately, working in an Enterprise environment typically means I don't have admin privileges on my work laptop, meaning I can't install fonts.

One of the most basic things I like to customize is the font used within the editor and the terminal. VS Code is my daily driver in terms of an IDE, and one of the features I love most is the level of customization available. During the normal course of a workday, I spend roughly 75% of my time in Visual Studio Code.