Set MacVim default font

How do I set the default font for MacVim?

I have tried adding the following line

set guifont = Monaco:h12

to either of the following files:

~/.vimrc
~/.gvimrc
~/Applications/MacVim/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim/vimrc
~/Applications/MacVim/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim/gvimrc
~/Applications/MacVim/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim/.vimrc
~/Applications/MacVim/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim/.gvimrc

I restarted MacVim, but it still won't set the default font. Anything I missed?

UPDATE: I can issue the set guifont command in runtime and it works fine. It just doesn't seem to read it off my startup files.

Solution 1:

Place this in .gvimrc:

set guifont=Monaco:h12

Note the lack of spaces around the equals sign.

Solution 2:

If you need to set a font with spaces in the name, use backslashes in your .gvimrc:

set guifont=Fira\ Code:h12

Solution 3:

The most complete answer should be this:

set guifont=Source\ Code\ Pro\ ExtraLight:h18

I looked around and each answer and tutorial I found didn't specify how to set the typeface.

After setting your font manually using the Font window, if you are unsure exactly what to put type:

:set guifont

This will show you the exact string value you need to put in your .vimrc file, including the typeface.

Solution 4:

Attach my fonts setting.

" - font type and size setting.
if has('win32')
    set guifont=Consolas:h12   " Win32.
elseif has('gui_macvim')
    set guifont=Monaco:h14     " OSX.
else
    set guifont=Monospace\ 12  " Linux.
endif

Solution 5:

If you're on Mac, add these lines to your ~/.vimrc:

set gfn=Monaco:h13
set linespace=2