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Taipan Color Theme

Taipan Color Theme

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119 installs
| (2) | Free
A vibrant and unique color theme for VSCode
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Taipan for VSCode

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Features

  • Colorful and distinct
  • Optimized contrast ratio for readability and reduced eye strain
  • Color scheme unique and easy to get used to
  • Keeps your eyes and mind focused on the important stuff
  • Battle-tested using modern languages and language extensions
  • All relevant UI features and integrations are included
  • Leverages semantic highlighting to provide a consistent experience across all languages
  • Light theme not included, probably for the better
  • Supports bracket pair colorization

Examples

Rust

Rust (Code example from helix)

TypeScript

TypeScript (Code example from gql.tada)

Go

Go (Code example from livekit)

C

C (Code example from the linux kernel)

AL

AL (Code snippet from AL samples)

Notice how it's all the same colors, just different languages. Crazy, right?

Fonts that make this theme shine

I recommend using fonts that have good support for ligatures, such as:

  • Zed Mono (Recommended, used in screenshots above) or any config of Iosevka
  • Fira Code
  • Monaspace Neon

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