Monokai Syntax

Monokai Syntax is an Obsidian community theme inspired by the Monokai Pro visual language, tuned for writing, code notes, navigation, graph view, and long-running knowledge bases.

Highlights

Monokai-inspired dark and light palettes for Obsidian.
Markdown reading view and Live Preview styling.
CodeMirror 6 syntax colors mapped to the Monokai spectrum.
File explorer, ribbon, tabs, modals, graph view, and canvas polish.
Custom file icons with optional monochrome mode.
Style Settings support for palette filters, density, icons, typography, and accents.
No remote runtime assets in the final theme CSS.

1.0.1 Update

Expanded document icons for README, TODO, CHANGELOG, API, PROMPTS, CURSOR, CLAUDE, AGENTS, and Bug_*.md notes.
Reworked callout icons with glyphs from icons/icons.woff, with larger icons and Monokai-style semantic backgrounds and left borders.
Updated the file explorer so second-level and deeper folder collapse icons use folder-dimmed2, while root-level folders keep Obsidian's native collapse icon.
Added a Style Settings toggle to hide file tree icons.
Improved compact mode density for the file explorer.

Installation

Community Theme

Monokai Syntax is available from Obsidian's community theme store.

Open Obsidian, go to Settings -> Appearance -> Themes -> Manage, search for Monokai Syntax, then install and enable it.

Manual Installation

Create this folder in your Obsidian vault:

Your Vault/.obsidian/themes/Monokai Syntax/

Copy these files into it:

theme.css
manifest.json

Then enable Monokai Syntax from Obsidian's Appearance settings.

Style Settings

For the full configuration experience, install the community plugin Style Settings.

Available controls include:

Palette filter: Classic, Machine, Octagon, Ristretto, Spectrum.
Compact density.
Colorful or monochrome file icons.
Font and typography options.
Accent, link, and code color overrides.

Roadmap

Expand file icon coverage.
Refine Markdown reading view and Live Preview details.
Improve Style Settings coverage.
Polish graph view, canvas, and plugin compatibility.
Track Obsidian UI changes and keep the published community theme up to date.

Development

Build, lint, audit, and vault sync instructions live in DEVELOPMENT.md.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.md.

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