Lemonbar xft-port

sudo apt-get install -y libx11-xcb-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev
# see .travis.yml for more
git clone https://github.com/krypt-n/bar # xft-port
cd bar && make

Simple launcher

echo "%{c}%{A:thunar:}thunar%{A}%{A:geany:} geany%{A} %{A:urxvt:} urxvt%{A}" | lemonbar -b -p -f "Cuprum" |  while read line; do "${line}"; done

This requires compositor (compton) to be running for transparency. Edit: Not working as expected.

Font Awesome

https://fontawesome.com/how-to-use/on-the-desktop/setup/getting-started

Examples:

https://github.com/Estman/Lemonbar/blob/master/bar.sh