A dark syntax theme with muted pastel accents on a near-black navy background. Ported from the original Atom theme by muukii.
Three variants included:
| Variant | Background |
|---|---|
| Jackhammer | #1D212E (default, navy) |
| Jackhammer Dark | #141821 (deeper navy) |
| Jackhammer Mono | #121212 (neutral gray) |
Jackhammer
Jackhammer Dark
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
.vsixfile from Releases - Run
code --install-extension jackhammer-syntax-1.2.0.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-1.2.0.vsix
Credits
License
MIT