Strange glyph icons appear.

[joram56]

Describe the bug

Following the guide of cloning the repository and opening up neovim, the setup completes, but I see strange glyphs everywhere instead of the intended icons.

To Reproduce

I assume this has to do with the fonts on a system, so not sure how to reproduce.

Desktop

• OS: Ubuntu:20.04 LTS
• Terminal: zsh

Neovim Version

0.9.1

[dam9000]

@joram56 you need to install one of the Nerd fonts: https://www.nerdfonts.com/
There's a huge selection, pick one, install it and then configure your terminal to use it.

[joram56]

Since this is a requirement, can it be added to the "Install External Dependencies" section of the readme?

Seems like a pretty crucial step.

[dam9000]

@joram56 You are right, I opened a PR: #703

[dam9000]

Here is a new PR for this issue: #716
Which makes the Nerd Font an optional requirement that can be toggled via a global flag.