Sarkari Theme for VS Code
"Digitize your coding experience with the authentic Indian Government website aesthetic"
Experience the unmistakable charm of Indian government websites — right in your code editor. From the saffron title bar to the navy blue sidebar to the green status bar, every pixel has been carefully calibrated to replicate the NIC.in experience.
Variants
Sarkari Theme (Light)
The classic government website look. White background, navy text, harsh colors, and that distinctive "was this made in 2003?" energy.
- Title Bar: Saffron (#FF9933) — Bharat Sarkar approved
- Activity Bar: Navy Blue (#000080) — NIC sidebar energy
- Status Bar: Green (#138808) — completing the tricolor
- Editor: Harsh white with navy blue text
- Comments: Olive green — faded rubber stamp ink
- Strings: Maroon — like carbon copy text
- Keywords: Navy blue bold — section headers
- Functions: Dark green bold — approval stamps
- Classes: Purple bold underline — maximum emphasis
- Constants: Red bold — ⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE ⚠️
Sarkari Theme (Night Shift)
For the dedicated babu burning the midnight oil. Same bureaucratic aesthetic, now in dark mode.
Installation
From VSIX (local)
cd SarkariTheme
npx @vscode/vsce package
code --install-extension sarkari-theme-1.0.0.vsix
From source
- Copy this folder to
~/.vscode/extensions/sarkari-theme
- Restart VS Code
Cmd+K Cmd+T → Select "Sarkari Theme"
Recommended Settings
For the full Sarkari experience, add these to your settings.json:
{
"editor.fontFamily": "'Times New Roman', 'Courier New', monospace",
"editor.fontSize": 15,
"editor.lineHeight": 1.8,
"editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
"editor.cursorStyle": "block",
"editor.minimap.enabled": true,
"editor.scrollbar.verticalScrollbarSize": 20,
"editor.scrollbar.horizontalScrollbarSize": 20,
"breadcrumbs.enabled": true,
"workbench.colorTheme": "Sarkari Theme"
}
Design Philosophy
Every color choice is a tribute:
| Element |
Color |
Inspiration |
| Title Bar |
Saffron |
Indian tricolor top band |
| Activity Bar |
Navy Blue |
NIC website sidebars |
| Status Bar |
Green |
Indian tricolor bottom band |
| Line Numbers |
Maroon |
Government seal |
| Keywords |
Navy Bold |
Section headers on forms |
| Comments |
Olive |
Faded stamp pad ink |
| Strings |
Maroon |
Carbon copy paper text |
| Functions |
Dark Green |
"Approved" stamp |
| Constants |
Red Bold |
"IMPORTANT" notice |
| Classes |
Purple Underline |
Maximally emphasized |
| Cursor |
Red |
Blinking warning sign |
Screenshots
Coming soon — currently pending approval from 3 departments
License
MIT — No RTI application required.
Made with ❤️ and bureaucratic precision
This theme is a humorous tribute. No government websites were harmed in the making of this extension.
