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Theme Basics

Roman SorianoRoman Soriano716 downloads

Customize the appearance of Obsidian without plugins. Modify colors, text sizing/spacing, and more

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A plugin that allows you to customize basic appearance properties such as background colors, text sizes, line spacing, and more without the need to write custom CSS snippets.

Installation Instructions

  • Install the BRAT plugin from the Obsidian community plugins
  • In the BRAT plugin settings, click "Add beta plugin" in the "Beta plugin list" section
  • Paste the link to this repository in the Repository input field
  • Click "Add plugin"
  • Click "Community Plugins" in the left sidebar, find "Theme Basics" in the list and click "Enable"

Available Settings

  • Separate light and dark profiles
  • Backgrounds
    • Primary background color
    • Secondary background color
    • Primary alt background color
    • Secondary alt background color
  • Set link colors and emphasis colors
    • Internal link color
    • External link color
    • Unresolved link color
    • Bold color
    • Italic color
    • Highlight background
  • Set typography properties such as font size, line height, and paragraph spacing
    • Body text color
    • Muted text color
    • Faint text color
    • Base font size
    • Line height
    • Paragraph spacing
  • Set header properties
    • Per-heading controls for H1-H6
    • Color
    • Size
    • Weight
    • Line height
  • Lists
    • Indent width
    • Spacing between list items
  • Horizontal divider
    • Color
    • Thickness
  • Blockquotes
    • Text color
    • Background color
    • Border color
  • Code blocks
    • Text color
    • Background color
    • Font size
  • Tags
    • Text color
    • Background color
    • Border color

Notes

  • Intended to work mainly with the default theme, if you are using a community theme, settings may not work as intended.
  • If you have custom CSS snippets, they also might interfere with the settings found in this plugin if they target the same properties.
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Customize backgrounds, typography, spacing, headers (H1–H6), lists, dividers, blockquotes, code blocks, and tag styles without writing CSS. Set separate light/dark profiles and control link and emphasis colors, per-heading size/weight, and list indents for consistent visuals.
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Details
Current version
1.1.0
Last updated
4 months ago
Created
5 months ago
Updates
2 releases
Downloads
716
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.10.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
Roman SorianoRoman Sorianoroam
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  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Appearance
  4. Theme Basics

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