---
id: rendercv-fonts
version: "0.5.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# rendercv-fonts — Some fonts for RenderCV

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 162.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

rendercv-fonts is a minimal font package designed as a companion to rendercv, a CV rendering tool. It bundles a collection of fonts that rendercv can use when generating resume documents. The package itself has no runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel, making it lightweight and straightforward to add to a rendercv installation.

This is a specialized utility package: it exists primarily to distribute font files rather than provide algorithmic functionality. Developers using rendercv for CV generation would install this to unlock font choices beyond system defaults. The package targets education and research audiences, suggesting its fonts may be optimized for academic or professional document contexts.

Use it for:

- Extend rendercv with additional font options when generating CV documents
- Ensure consistent typography across CV renders by providing a curated font set
- Customize the visual appearance of resume PDFs generated by rendercv

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides a collection of fonts packaged for use with the rendercv package, enabling typography customization in CV rendering.

Yes, if you use rendercv and want font customization options. Install it as a dependency of rendercv rather than standalone. The low friction, permissive license, and zero security issues make it safe; aging maintenance is not a concern for a static font distribution package.

## Install

pip install rendercv-fonts
uv add rendercv-fonts
poetry add rendercv-fonts

## Installing rendercv-fonts

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution. Maintenance status is aging—last commit was 248 days ago—but the repository remains active and unarchived.

License in practice: MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making this suitable for both personal and commercial projects.

Quickstart:

pip install rendercv-fonts

import rendercv_fonts
# Use fonts via rendercv's configuration

Requires Python 3.10 or later; intended for use as a dependency of rendercv rather than standalone.

Verify before relying:

- Which specific fonts are included and their names/styles
- Whether fonts work with all rendercv versions or require a specific version
- Font licensing details beyond the package's own MIT license

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 162.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

rendercv fonts, cv rendering fonts, typography for resume generation, font package for rendercv, resume font collection, fonts, rendercv-companion

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