https://jbcf-2h6.pages.dev/mdvim/ Recent content in Mdvim on jb Hugo de-de Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0100 https://jbcf-2h6.pages.dev/mdvim/system-integration/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0100 https://jbcf-2h6.pages.dev/mdvim/system-integration/ <h1 id="switching-fonts">Switching Fonts</h1> <p>Nvim does not natively support setting a specific font. I still wanted<br> a custom font for my .md files, so I made a autocmd that checks if nvim enters a markdown file and if so changes the Kitty font.</p> <p> <br> Create 2 files in kitty: <code>~/.config/kitty</code>:</p> <p> <br> <strong>font_default.conf</strong>:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">include</span> <span class="o">./</span><span class="n">kitty</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">conf</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">font_family</span> <span class="n">JetBrainsMono</span> <span class="n">Nerd</span> <span class="n">Font</span> <span class="n">Mono</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">font_size</span> <span class="mi">13</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p><strong>font_markdown.conf</strong>:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">include</span> <span class="o">./</span><span class="n">kitty</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">conf</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">font_family</span> <span class="n">Garamond</span> <span class="n">Mono</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">font_size</span> <span class="mi">13</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p> <br> and in your kitty.conf just append at the end:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="c1"># BEGIN_KITTY_FONTS</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">font_family</span> <span class="n">family</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">&#34;Droid Sans Mono&#34;</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">bold_font</span> <span class="n">auto</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">italic_font</span> <span class="n">auto</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">bold_italic_font</span> <span class="n">auto</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="c1"># END_KITTY_FONTS</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">font_size</span> <span class="mi">13</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p> <br> This autocmd handles the switch:</p>