# nfglyph: Bun raw-ANSI Nerd Font picker — fuzzy names, Linux quit fixed

Source: https://www.michaelchurley.com/blog/nfglyph-bun-ansi-nerd-font-picker-linux-quit  
Published: 2026-06-03  
Author: Michael C. Hurley  
Tags: nfglyph, nerd-fonts, glyph-picker, tui, bun, typescript, ansi, vim, clipboard, linux, fuzzy-search, cli, michaelmonetized

## Who

I wanted a glyph picker that stays in the TTY — vim motions, alt-buffer, Enter copies the character — without dragging in Ink, Blessed, or Bubble Tea.

For people who already installed a Nerd Font and are tired of opening a browser just to steal a powerline arrow.


## What

I built **nfglyph** — public https://github.com/michaelmonetized/nfglyph. HEAD `1dfdc82`. **4** commits. **0** stars. Default **main**. Version **Unreleased** (sitrep still says **SHIPPED**). CLI/TTY only. Single file `nfglyph` (~431 LOC) on Bun. **No** package.json.

**v1 (`0c91b0d`, Jan 30):** walk hard-coded Unicode ranges (emojis + Nerd PUA), filter by **hex** only, copy via **pbcopy**, shebang pinned to `/Users/michael/.bun/bin/bun`, cleanup called `process.exit(0)`.

![Repo screenshot](/blog/nfglyph-bun-ansi-nerd-font-picker-linux-quit/screenshots/repo-screenshot.png)

**Upgrade (`047b54c`, Jun 1):** commit `.nfglyph-data/glyphs.json` from ryanoasis **glyphnames** — METADATA **3.4.0** / **50,174** named glyphs. `loadGlyphs()` + `fuzzyMatch` on `g.name` (hex path still works). Footer shows `name` + `U+XXXX`. `y` yanks the hex code. Shebang -> `#!/usr/bin/env bun`.

![glyphs.json pipeline](/blog/nfglyph-bun-ansi-nerd-font-picker-linux-quit/screenshots/glyphs-json-pipeline.png)


**Linux quit (`1dfdc82`, Jun 3):** cleanup resolves a `keepAlive` promise instead of `process.exit`; detaches stdin listeners and `pause()`s; quit matches `input.includes("q")`; `write` uses `process.stdout.write`; clipboard tries `pbcopy` -> `wl-copy` -> `xclip` -> `xsel`.

![Linux quit fix](/blog/nfglyph-bun-ansi-nerd-font-picker-linux-quit/screenshots/linux-quit-fix.png)

Residue: README still markets **15k+** and **hex** search; PLAN Phase 1 still has **Fuzzy name search** unchecked; error string still curls into `~/.nfglyph-data` while code loads next to `argv[1]`; `.uncap` `headSha` empty; sitrep last-commit date stuck on Jan 30.

![README / PLAN gap](/blog/nfglyph-bun-ansi-nerd-font-picker-linux-quit/screenshots/readme-plan-gap.png)

## Where

Code: [github.com/michaelmonetized/nfglyph](https://github.com/michaelmonetized/nfglyph) — public. No live web app.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/michaelmonetized/nfglyph.git
cd nfglyph
chmod +x nfglyph
ln -s "$(pwd)/nfglyph" ~/.local/bin/nfglyph
nfglyph
```

tmux popup from README: `bind-key g display-popup -E -w 80% -h 80% -T "Glyph Picker" "nfglyph"`.


## When

**2026-01-30** — Initial release (`0c91b0d`) — range-scan TUI + screenshot + MIT.
**2026-06-01** — init docs/tooling (`1d15ef5`); **upgraded** named JSON + fuzzy (`047b54c`).
**2026-06-03** — fixed quit on linux (`1dfdc82`) -> HEAD. Queue `pushed_at` 2026-06-03T13:54:06Z.

![Commit arc](/blog/nfglyph-bun-ansi-nerd-font-picker-linux-quit/screenshots/commit-arc.png)

## Why

Because a picker that only filters hex forces me to already know the codepoint. Because `process.exit` from an alt-buffer raw-mode loop is how Linux sessions feel stuck. Because shipping glyphs.json next to the binary beats pretending 15k range-scan glyphs are named.

**Engagement Q:** Update README/PLAN to match the fuzzy+50k HEAD, or leave the stale 15k/hex story as a museum label next to the working binary?