https://github.com/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme

Handcrafted theme for those who have not found syntax highlighting useful for themself
https://github.com/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme

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Handcrafted theme for those who have not found syntax highlighting useful for themself

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme
• Owner: vanyauhalin
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-03-29T12:02:17.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-18T18:50:13.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-18T14:22:23.887Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: color, color-scheme, color-theme, extension, syntax, syntax-highlighting, syntax-theme, theme, visual-studio-code, vscode, vscode-extension, vscode-theme
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://moondustthe.me
• Size: 1.2 MB
• Stars: 28
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# Moondust Theme

[![Preview the "Near Side of the Moon" variant in VS Code](https://badgen.net/static/Preview%20in%20VS%20Code/Near%20Side%20of%20the%20Moon/gray)](https://vscode.dev/editor/theme/vanyauhalin.moondusttheme/Moondust:%20Near%20Side%20of%20the%20Moon)

[![Preview the "Far Side of the Moon" variant in VS Code](https://badgen.net/static/Preview%20in%20VS%20Code/Far%20Side%20of%20the%20Moon/black)](https://vscode.dev/editor/theme/vanyauhalin.moondusttheme/Moondust:%20Far%20Side%20of%20the%20Moon)

Handcrafted theme for those who have not found syntax highlighting useful for

themself.

![Showcase of Near Side of the Moon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme/refs/heads/main/docs/light.webp)

![Showcase of Near Side of the Moon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme/refs/heads/main/docs/dark.webp)

Moondust is available on the [VSCode Marketplace], [Open VSX Registry], and

[GitHub Releases]. Visit [moondustthe.me] to view more examples of syntax

highlighting. Enjoy.

## About

Early on in my programming journey, syntax highlighting aided my understanding

the coding. However, as I gained more experience, I found myself relying less on

it. Eventually, I realized that the abundance of colors was very straining on my

eyes and made it difficult to focus and concentrate.

Moondust is crafted to reduce eye strain, allowing to focus on code. It

challenges the conventional approach of highlighting keywords and typical

structures. Instead of drawing excessive attention to them, this theme brings

business logic to the forefront.

For a more in-depth discussion on the issues associated with the conventional

approach to syntax highlighting, recommend reading the articles

[A case against syntax highlighting],

[Syntax highlighting is a waste of an information channel], and

[I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong].

Moondust is tailored for each syntax individually. At present, it supports

[Astro], [C], [CSS], [Dockerfile], [fish], [Go], [Go Module], [Go Sum], [HTML],

[INI], [JavaScript], [JSON], [JSON with Comments], [JSON Lines], [JSX], [Lua],

[Makefile], [PHP], [Python], [Ruby], [Rust], [Shell Script], [SQL], [Svelte],

[Swift], [TOML], [TypeScript], [TSX], [Vue], [YAML], and [Zig].

In the [initial phase], Moondust was primarily a modification of the

[GitHub Theme]. I owe a great deal of gratitude to the Primer team for their

work.

A special shout-out goes to the entire community that focuses on creating

minimalistic, two-color, monochrome themes, particularly [Monochrome]. It was a

delight for me to delve into your work, and it is heartening to realize that our

aesthetic preferences align closely.

## License

[MIT] © [Ivan Uhalin]

[VSCode Marketplace]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vanyauhalin.moondusttheme

[Open VSX Registry]: https://open-vsx.org/extension/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme/

[GitHub Releases]: https://github.com/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme/releases/

[moondustthe.me]: https://moondustthe.me/

[A case against syntax highlighting]: https://www.linusakesson.net/programming/syntaxhighlighting/

[Syntax highlighting is a waste of an information channel]: https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/syntax-highlighting-is-a-waste-of-an-information/

[I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong]: https://tonsky.me/blog/syntax-highlighting/

[Astro]: https://moondustthe.me/#astro

[C]: https://moondustthe.me/#c

[CSS]: https://moondustthe.me/#css

[Dockerfile]: https://moondustthe.me/#dockerfile

[fish]: https://moondustthe.me/#fish

[Go]: https://moondustthe.me/#go

[Go Module]: https://moondustthe.me/#go.mod

[Go Sum]: https://moondustthe.me/#go.sum

[HTML]: https://moondustthe.me/#html

[INI]: https://moondustthe.me/#ini

[JavaScript]: https://moondustthe.me/#js

[JSON]: https://moondustthe.me/#json

[JSON with Comments]: https://moondustthe.me/#jsonc

[JSON Lines]: https://moondustthe.me/#jsonl

[JSX]: https://moondustthe.me/#jsx

[Lua]: https://moondustthe.me/#lua

[Makefile]: https://moondustthe.me/#makefile

[PHP]: https://moondustthe.me/#php

[Python]: https://moondustthe.me/#py

[Ruby]: https://moondustthe.me/#rb

[Rust]: https://moondustthe.me/#rs

[Shell Script]: https://moondustthe.me/#sh

[SQL]: https://moondustthe.me/#sql

[Svelte]: https://moondustthe.me/#svelte

[Swift]: https://moondustthe.me/#swift

[TOML]: https://moondustthe.me/#toml

[TypeScript]: https://moondustthe.me/#ts

[TSX]: https://moondustthe.me/#tsx

[Vue]: https://moondustthe.me/#vue

[YAML]: https://moondustthe.me/#yaml

[Zig]: https://moondustthe.me/#zig

[initial phase]: https://github.com/primer/github-vscode-theme/discussions/341/

[GitHub Theme]: https://github.com/primer/github-vscode-theme/

[Monochrome]: https://github.com/anotherglitchinthematrix/monochrome/

[Ivan Uhalin]: https://github.com/vanyauhalin/

[MIT]: https://github.com/vanyauhalin/moondusttheme/blob/main/LICENSE/