diff --git a/packages/fontconfig/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf b/packages/fontconfig/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c22f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fontconfig/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+  <alias>
+    <family>monospace</family>
+    <prefer>
+      <family>0xProto Nerd Font</family>
+    </prefer>
+  </alias>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/src/packages.ts b/src/packages.ts
index 4670731..10f354d 100644
--- a/src/packages.ts
+++ b/src/packages.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const packages: Pkg[] = [
   { name: "pciutils", tier: "required" },
   { name: "stow", tier: "required" },
   { name: "ttf-0xproto-nerd", tier: "required" },
+  { name: "fontconfig", tier: "required" },
   { name: "waybar", tier: "recommended", group: "bar" },
   { name: "hyprlauncher", tier: "recommended", group: "launcher" },
   { name: "kitty", tier: "recommended" },