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<p align="center">An arctic, north-bluish clean and elegant <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com" target="_blank">Visual Studio Code</a> theme.</p>
<p align="center">Designed for a fluent and clear workflow based on the <a href="https://www.nordtheme.com" target="_blank">Nord</a> color palette.</p>
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Getting Started
Visit the [official website][nord-home] to learn all about the [syntax highlighting][nord-home#syntax] features, details and elements of the [UI and editor elements][nord-home#editor-details] and the [one-click setup][nord-home#setup].
Learn about the [installation and activation][nord-docs-home-install], how to [customize][nord-docs-home-custom] and [develop][nord-docs-home-develop] the theme from the [official documentations][nord-docs-home].
Quick Start
Thanks to the official [VS Code Extension Marketplace][vscode-extmarket-home], Nord Visual Studio Code can be installed with one click.
Open the [extension marketplace][vscode-docs-extmarket] by clicking on the Extensions icon in the [Activity Bar][vscode-docs-ui-actbar]. Search for Nord and click on the <kbd>Install</kbd> button.
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See Nord Visual Studio Code's documentation for details about more installation options like a [manual import through a local VSIX extension file][nord-docs-home-install#local].
Activation
To activate the theme click on the gear icon in the Activity Bar and select Color Theme. Search for Nord and confirm the color theme change with <kbd>Enter</kbd>.
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See Nord Visual Studio Code's documentation for details about [more activation options][nord-docs-home-install#activation].
Features
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<p><strong>Your IDE. Your style.</strong></p>
<p>A unified UI and editor syntax element design provides a clutter-free and fluidly merging appearance.</p>
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<p><strong>Beautiful code to keep focused.</strong></p>
<p>The editor color scheme supports a wide range of programming languages — From bundled definitions up to many popular third-party syntax extensions.</p>
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<div align="center"><p><strong>Small details with unobtrusive styles.</strong></p><p>Popular and common code editor features like search result marker and brace matching are designed to get out of your way with a visually attractive appearance.</p></div>
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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].
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