Some icons not showing (nvim-tree, bufferline, etc.)

[lunacd]

Problem description

Lots of icons are not showing properly.

LunarVim version

release-1.3/neovim-0.9-e823ccb

Neovim version (>= 0.8.0)

0.9.0

Terminal name

Windows Terminal

Operating system/version

Windows 11

Steps to reproduce

Note: I use NerdFont v3.0.0, so that might be the issue. Because I don't see this issue being tracked on another issue, I might as well just open one.

1. Open lunarvim
2. Open two buffers
3. Open nvim-tree

Screenshots

[kobzar]

Install nerd fonts in your system, reboot windows.
Select Nerd font in terminal app for example "Hack Nerd Font Mono"
Thats all.
Also try another terminal app like alacritty, kitty.

[lunacd]

I am using NF. Notice, for example, that the orbit icon on the bottom left renders properly.

And thanks for recommending other terminal emulators. Kitty unfortunately does not run on Windows. So, here is the reproduction using Alacritty:

[kobzar]

Not all Nerd fonts has needed gplyps. More info you can find here #539
try this one for alacritty

font:
  normal:
    family: Hack Nerd Font Mono
    style: Regular

  bold:
    family: Hack Nerd Font Mono
    style: Bold

  italic:
    family: Hack Nerd Font Mono 
    style: Italic

  bold_italic:
    family: Hack Nerd Font Mono 
    style: Bold Italic

[niflostancu]

Happened to me today on Arch Linux after upgrading ttf-sourcecodepro-nerd from 2.3.3 to 3.0.0.

Only missing a few icons (default folder in nvim-tree being the most annoying)...

Also see the changelog for nerd-fonts has some breaking changes [1].
The lvim.icons table probably uses some of those dropped code points.

[1] https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/tag/v3.0.0

[cpea2506]

Please copy this line into your config.lua

lvim.icons.ui.Folder = "󰉋"

Does this bring back your folder icon?

[niflostancu]

I also had to replace nvimtree's glyph:

lvim.icons.ui.Folder = "󰉋"
lvim.builtin.nvimtree.setup.renderer.icons.glyphs.folder.default = lvim.icons.ui.Folder

The folder renders fine ;)

[kobzar]

VoidLinux, ArchLinux, OsX
lvim 1.3
Alacritty
Hack Nerd Font Mono
(I'm never use any NerdFont installers. Just download the few fonts from https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads
and extract it to .local/share/fonts or c:windows\fonts and dont update it more one years)

lvim.builtin.nvimtree.setup.renderer.icons.show.git = true
lvim.builtin.nvimtree.setup.renderer.icons.glyphs.git = { staged = "✓", untracked = "★" }

[joshukraine]

FWIW, I experienced this same issue today after upgrading to NerdFonts v3. It really broke a lot of icons, even basic ones like the folder icon. 😐 As a stopgap, I went back to grab a version of FiraCode from v2.3.3 and installed it manually. This works for now. BUT, the reason this is happening has to do with icon codepoints that have been dropped, specifically from Material Icons. (see explanation in NF v3 release notes)

The problem is that plugins like NvimTree and probably Bufferline will have to implement changes to account for the icon updates. NvimTree already has a PR pending and Bufferline will likely follow suit. Once those are merged, people using v2 versions of nerd fonts will see breaks again and have to upgrade.

Not really sure at what level this will need to be addressed with LunarVim, but I think sooner or later changes will be needed. 🤷🏻‍♂️

More info here: ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#1190

[kobzar]

Sorry, but this not look like neovim or fonts problem. On my VoidLinux the stable nerd is still 2.xx. I was write twice, remove pkg and install just for test selected fonts by manual. And all will work. So problem not in fonts - problem in broken pkg. So issue must be opened on NerdFonts git.

[Hermanverschooten]

My nerdfonts - installed by homebrew - were recently upgraded to v3, now I am missing a number of icons, even on the first page when you open LunarVim, Find file, Find Text and Quit all are missing. I tried the Hack Nerd font mentioned above, but nothing changed.

[kobzar]

One more time:
Thi is NOT LunarVim problem.
Problem with last 3.x release of NerdFonts.
ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#1190

For example i just download fonts directly from here
https://www.nerdfonts.com/
ComicShannsMono.zip extract it to ~/.local/share/fonts
run "fc-cache -f -v" and select it om wezterm
All icons look fine

[brneor]

One more time:
Thi is NOT LunarVim problem.

I don't know... Lunarvim requires a nerd font. Nerd font updates and mark glyphs at some codepoints as obsolete. Nerd font updates again and remove the glyphs previously marked as obsolete. Lunarvim does not update to use the new codepoints. As Lunarvim does not require a specific version of nerd fonts, looks like a Lunarvim problem for me.

But it's okay, looks like it's being fixed in #4111 so probably everything will be all right soon.