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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenvNoCC,
+  fetchzip,
+  xorg,
+}:
+
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "kirsch";
+  version = "0.6.1";
+
+  src = fetchzip {
+    url = "https://github.com/molarmanful/kirsch/releases/download/v${finalAttrs.version}/kirsch-release_v${finalAttrs.version}.zip";
+    hash = "sha256-6POi3N1JX6FFWHwqOlB3mrkHMYG+TJXz9URarbSPrZw=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ xorg.mkfontscale ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    misc="$out/share/fonts/misc"
+    install -D -m 644 *.{bdf,otb,pcf} -t "$misc"
+    install -D -m 644 *.ttf -t "$out/share/fonts/truetype"
+
+    # create fonts.dir so NixOS xorg module adds to fp
+    mkfontdir "$misc"
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Versatile bitmap font with an organic flair";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/molarmanful/kirsch";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/molarmanful/kirsch/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.ofl;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      ejiektpobehuk
+    ];
+  };
+})