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Emacs

An arctic, north-bluish clean and elegant Emacs theme.

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<p align="center"> <a href="https://www.nordtheme.com/ports/emacs" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/repository-hero.svg?sanitize=true" width="100%" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light), (prefers-color-scheme: no-preference)" /> <img srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/repository-hero.svg?sanitize=true" width="100%" /> </picture> </a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/nordtheme/emacs/releases/latest" target="_blank"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/nordtheme/emacs.svg?style=flat-square&label=Release&logo=github&logoColor=eceff4&colorA=4c566a&colorB=88c0d0"/> </a> <a href="https://www.nordtheme.com/docs/ports/emacs" target="_blank"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/nordtheme/emacs.svg?style=flat-square&label=Docs&colorA=4c566a&colorB=88c0d0&logo=data%3Aimage%2Fsvg%2Bxml%3Bbase64%2CPHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxNiIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxNiI%2BCiAgICA8cGF0aCBmaWxsPSIjZDhkZWU5IiBkPSJNMTMuNzQ2IDIuODEzYS42Ny42NyAwIDAgMC0uNTU5LS4xMzNMOCAzLjg0OGwtNS4xODgtMS4xOGEuNjY5LjY2OSAwIDAgMC0uNTcuMTMzLjY3Ny42NzcgMCAwIDAtLjI0Mi41MzF2OC4xMzNjLS4wMDguMzIuMjEuNTk4LjUyLjY2OGw1LjMzMiAxLjE5OWguMjk2bDUuMzMyLTEuMmEuNjY4LjY2OCAwIDAgMCAuNTItLjY2N1YzLjMzMmEuNjU5LjY1OSAwIDAgMC0uMjU0LS41MnpNMy4zMzIgNC4xNjhsNCAuODk4djYuNzY2bC00LS44OTh6bTkuMzM2IDYuNzY2bC00IC44OThWNS4wNjZsNC0uODk4em0wIDAiLz4KPC9zdmc%2BCg%3D%3D"/> </a> <a href="https://github.com/nordtheme/emacs/blob/main/changelog.md" target="_blank"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/nordtheme/emacs.svg?style=flat-square&label=Changelog&logo=github&logoColor=eceff4&colorA=4c566a&colorB=88c0d0"/> </a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/svengreb/styleguide-javascript/releases/latest" target="_blank"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/svengreb/styleguide-javascript.svg?style=flat-square&label=JavaScript%20Style%20Guide&logoColor=eceff4&colorA=4c566a&colorB=88c0d0&logo=javascript"/> </a> <a href="https://github.com/svengreb/styleguide-markdown/releases/latest" target="_blank"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/svengreb/styleguide-markdown.svg?style=flat-square&label=Markdown%20Style%20Guide&colorA=4c566a&colorB=88c0d0&logo=data%3Aimage%2Fsvg%2Bxml%3Bbase64%2CPHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIzOSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOSIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDM5IDM5Ij48cGF0aCBmaWxsPSJub25lIiBzdHJva2U9IiNEOERFRTkiIHN0cm9rZS13aWR0aD0iMyIgc3Ryb2tlLW1pdGVybGltaXQ9IjEwIiBkPSJNMS41IDEuNWgzNnYzNmgtMzZ6Ii8%2BPHBhdGggZmlsbD0iI0Q4REVFOSIgZD0iTTIwLjY4MyAyNS42NTVsNS44NzItMTMuNDhoLjU2Nmw1Ljg3MyAxMy40OGgtMS45OTZsLTQuMTU5LTEwLjA1Ni00LjE2MSAxMC4wNTZoLTEuOTk1em0tMi42OTYgMGwtMTMuNDgtNS44NzJ2LS41NjZsMTMuNDgtNS44NzJ2MS45OTVMNy45MzEgMTkuNWwxMC4wNTYgNC4xNnoiLz48L3N2Zz4%3D"/> </a> <a href="https://github.com/svengreb/styleguide-git/releases/latest" target="_blank"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/svengreb/styleguide-git.svg?style=flat-square&label=Git%20Style%20Guide&logoColor=eceff4&colorA=4c566a&colorB=88c0d0&logo=git"/> </a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/emacs/emacs.html#Releases" target="_blank"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1.svg?style=flat-square&label=Emacs&message=24%2B&logo=spacemacs&logoColor=eceff4&colorA=4c566a&colorB=88c0d0" /> </a> <a href="https://stable.melpa.org/#/nord-theme" target="_blank"> <img src="https://stable.melpa.org/packages/nord-theme-badge.svg" /> </a> <a href="https://melpa.org/#/nord-theme" target="_blank"> <img src="https://melpa.org/packages/nord-theme-badge.svg?style=flat-square&label=Changelog" /> </a> </p> <p align="center">An arctic, north-bluish clean and elegant <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs" target="_blank">Emacs</a> theme.</p> <p align="center">Designed for a fluent and clear workflow based on the <a href="https://www.nordtheme.com">Nord</a> color palette.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://www.nordtheme.com/ports/emacs" target="_blank"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/overview-go.png"/> </a> </p>

Build for Emacs's terminal- and GUI mode with true colors and support for many third-party syntax and UI packages.

Getting Started

Visit the [official website][nord-home] to learn all about the [syntax highlighting][nord-home#syntax] features, details and elements of [UI and editor elements][nord-home#editor-details] and the [various theme configurations][nord-home#configurations].

Learn about the [installation and activation][nord-docs-home-install] and how to [configure][nord-docs-home-config] the theme from the [official documentations][nord-docs-home].

Quick Start

Thanks to the builtin Emacs package manager, Nord Emacs can be installed for all platforms and the various variants/forks of Emacs in a uniform way with one command from [MELPA][], [MELPA Stable][melpa-stable] and [marmalade-repo][marmelade].

To install or update Nord Emacs

  1. press <kbd>M-x</kbd>
  2. run the package-install command
  3. type nord-theme and confirm with <kbd></kbd>
<p align="center"> <picture> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/ui-installation-package-manager.png"/> </picture> </p>

For more setup methods see the [official installation & activation guide][nord-docs-home-install] as well as Emacs [official package install documentations][emacs-docs-pack_inst] for more details about the builtin package management.

Activation

Make sure the [~/.emacs.d/themes directory][emacs-docs-custh] has been added to Emacs load path by adding it to the list in your [init file][emacs-docs-initfile] (.init.el):

(add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/themes/"))

To activate and use Nord Emacs as your default color theme load it in your init file:

(load-theme 'nord t)

To switch to the theme on-the-fly

  1. press <kbd>M-x</kbd>
  2. run the load-theme command
  3. type nord and confirm with <kbd></kbd>

Features

<p align="center"><strong>Your editor. Your style.</strong></p> <p align="center">A unified UI and editor syntax element design provides a clutter-free and fluidly merging appearance.</p> <p align="center"> <picture> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/overview-go-neotree.png"/> </picture> </p> <p align="center"><strong>Small details with unobtrusive styles.</strong></p> <p align="center">Small details with unobtrusive styles for popular and common code editor features like search result marker and brace matching — designed to get out of your way with a visually attractive appearance.</p> <p align="center"> <picture> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/editor-syntax-go-comments.png"/> </picture> </p> <p align="center"><strong>Beautiful code to keep focused.</strong></p> <p align="center">Support for a wide range of programming languages — from bundled languages up to many popular syntax third-party packages.</p> <p align="center"> <picture> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/editor-syntax-java-enum.png"/> </picture> </p> <p align="center"><strong>Configure it to fit your needs.</strong></p> <p align="center">Theme configurations like different <a href="https://www.nordtheme.com/docs/ports/emacs/configurations#region-highlight-style" target="_blank">region highlight styles</a> or <a href="https://www.nordtheme.com/docs/ports/emacs/configurations#uniform-mode-lines" target="_blank">uniform mode lines</a> allow to customize the theme to match your personal preferences.</p> <p align="center"> <picture> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/web/main/assets/images/ports/emacs/editor-syntax-java-enum.png"/> </picture> </p>

Contributing

Nord is an open source project and we love to receive contributions from the [community][nord-comm]!

There are many ways to contribute, from [writing- and improving documentation and tutorials][nord-contrib-guide-docs], [reporting bugs][nord-contrib-guide-bugs], [submitting enhancement suggestions][nord-contrib-guide-enhance] that can be added to Nord by [submitting pull requests][nord-contrib-guide-pr].

Please take a moment to read Nord's full [contributing guide][nord-contrib-guide] to learn about the development process, the project's used [styleguides][nord-contrib-guide-styles], [branch organization][nord-contrib-guide-branching] and [versioning][nord-contrib-guide-versioning] model.

The guide also includes information about [minimal, complete, and verifiable examples][nord-contrib-guide-mcve] and other ways to contribute to the project like [improving existing issues][nord-contrib-guide-impr-issues] and [giving feedback on issues and pull requests][nord-contrib-guide-feedback].

<p align="center"> <picture> <source srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/assets/main/static/images/elements/separators/iceberg/footer/dark/spaced.svg" width="100%" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light), (prefers-color-scheme: no-preference)" /> <source srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/assets/main/static/images/elements/separators/iceberg/footer/light/spaced.svg" width="100%" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" /> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nordtheme/assets/main/static/images/elements/separators/iceberg/footer/dark/spaced.svg" width="100%" /> </picture> </p> <p align="center"> Copyright &copy; 2016-present <a href="https://www.svengreb.de" target="_blank">Sven Greb</a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/nordtheme/emacs/blob/main/license" t

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