Jackhammer Syntax — VS Code
A dark syntax theme with muted pastel accents on a near-black navy background. Ported from the original Atom theme by muukii.
Two variants included:
| Variant |
Background |
| Jackhammer |
#1D212E (default) |
| Jackhammer Dark |
#141821 (deeper) |
Installation
From the Marketplace
- Open Extensions in VS Code (
Cmd+Shift+X)
- Search for Jackhammer Syntax
- Click Install
- Open the Command Palette (
Cmd+K Cmd+T) and select Jackhammer
Manual Install
- Download the
.vsix file from Releases
- Run
code --install-extension jackhammer-syntax-1.1.0.vsix
Palette
| Token |
Hex |
Use |
| Very Light Gray |
#c5c8c6 |
Default text |
| Light Gray |
#485375 |
Comments |
| Gray |
#373F59 |
Guides |
| Dark Gray |
#262B3D |
Borders, hover |
| Very Dark Gray |
#1D212E |
Editor background |
| Light Navy |
#65759B |
Variables, regexp |
| Blue |
#8ABCD5 |
Types, headings, tags |
| Purple |
#C4B4C6 |
Italic, decorators |
| Pink |
#E99FBF |
Numbers, inserted |
| Red |
#E04D69 |
Keywords, storage |
| Orange |
#CA708A |
Strings, constants |
Scope Coverage
The theme includes token colors for:
- Core syntax (keywords, strings, constants, variables, comments)
- HTML/CSS/SCSS tags, properties, pseudo-classes
- JSON/YAML keys and values
- Markdown headings, bold, italic, links, code blocks, blockquotes
- Git diff markers (inserted, deleted, changed)
- Rust, Go, Swift, Python, Ruby specifics
- Semantic highlighting for TypeScript/JavaScript
Developing
# Package the extension
npx @vscode/vsce package
# Install locally
code --install-extension jackhammer-syntax-1.1.0.vsix
Credits
License
MIT
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