A dark, brooding VS Code theme with animated elements. Rise from the shadows.
Overview
Knight Dark is a carefully crafted dark theme. Every color has been chosen to evoke a moody, noir atmosphere while maintaining excellent readability for long coding sessions.
The theme features a deep black foundation with strategic use of gold and yellow accents.
Features
- Enhanced Syntax Highlighting: Language-specific coloring for 20+ languages
- Two Theme Variants: Classic Knight Dark and Knight Dark - Noir (pure black)
Installation
Via VS Code Marketplace
- Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X) - Search for "Knight Dark"
- Click Install
Manual Installation (VSIX)
- Download the
.vsixfile from the releases - Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X) - Click "Install from VSIX" in the three-dot menu
- Select the downloaded
.vsixfile
Theme Variants
| Theme | Description |
|---|---|
| Knight Dark | Deep black with gold accents |
| Knight Dark - Noir | Pure black variant for maximum contrast |
Color Palette
| Hex Code | Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|
#0A0A0F |
Void | Editor background |
#0F0F1A |
Abyss | Sidebar, panels |
#14141F |
Shadow | Input fields, dropdowns |
#1A1A2E |
Cave | Hover states, selections |
#1E1E3A |
Midnight | Active tabs |
#FFD700 |
Gold | Primary accent, cursor, badges |
#C9A84C |
Bronze | Modified files, decorators |
#FF8C00 |
Amber | Warnings, parameters |
#4FC3F7 |
Blue | Keywords, control flow |
#4DB6AC |
Teal | Functions, methods |
#80DEEA |
Cyan | Classes, types |
#EF5350 |
Red | Errors, deletions |
#F48FB1 |
Rose | Strings |
#FFAB40 |
Orange | Numbers, constants |
#B0BEC5 |
Mist | Normal text |
#78909C |
Fog | Comments (italic) |
#546E7A |
Smoke | Line numbers, punctuation |
Language Support
Enhanced syntax highlighting for:
- JavaScript/TypeScript/JSX/TSX
- Python
- Rust
- Go
- Java, C#, C/C++
- Swift, Kotlin
- HTML, CSS, SCSS, Less
- JSON, YAML, TOML
- SQL, GraphQL
- Shell/Bash/Zsh
- Ruby, PHP, Elixir
- Lua, Dart
- Markdown, Docker, Makefile
License
MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.