title: Installing powerline fonts for zsh + Prezto theme
body: <p>I am currently using Zsh + Prezto for my scripting shell configuration. I have been using the <code>sorin</code> theme but am a little dissatisfied with it. I'd like to switch to the <a href="https://github.com/paradox460/prezto/blob/paradox/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_paradox_setup" rel="noreferrer">paradox</a> theme!</p>
  
  <p>It is supposed to look like this:</p>
  
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    <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0iPpN.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0iPpN.png" alt="Blockquote"></a></p>
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  <p>I'm having some trouble doing that. When I switch to the theme, the symbols aren't able to load, so I get a prompt that looks like this:</p>
  
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    <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GJNfP.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GJNfP.png" alt="Blockquote"></a></p>
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  <p>Notice the boxed question marks where there should be an edge border for the background or a branch symbol for the git branch. (Take a look at the <code>paradox</code> theme preview <a href="http://mikebuss.com/2014/04/07/customizing-prezto/" rel="noreferrer">here</a>).</p>
  
  <p>I've seen <a href="http://mikebuss.com/2014/04/07/customizing-prezto/" rel="noreferrer">here</a> that I should install <a href="https://github.com/powerline/fonts" rel="noreferrer">Powerline patched fonts</a> for the symbols to load in correctly. However, as I'm somewhat unfamiliar with the process, I would love some help installing it into my OS X.</p>
  
  <p>In the <a href="http://powerline.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation/linux.html" rel="noreferrer">documentation</a>, it notes I should install via <code>pip</code>. When I run <code>pip install --user powerline-status</code>, my prompt is still unable to display the symbols the way it should look.</p>
  
  <p>What else must I do, after running the installation, to display this prompt correctly?</p>
  
  <p><em>I am using a MacBook Pro with El Capitan</em></p>
  
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  <p>Update: I have installed the powerline fonts and run the install.sh exec, changed my terminal preferred font, and tested out the new look of the prompt. The symbols now display, however, they are raised from the baseline of the prompt row, like so:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/tqaBz.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/tqaBz.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Notice that the symbol of "\ue0b0" is elevated from the bottom of the row.</p>