Project Overview
Hugo Narrow is a modern, clean, and minimal Hugo theme designed for bloggers and content creators who value simplicity and elegance. Built with Tailwind CSS 4.0, it offers extensive customization options while maintaining excellent performance.
Key Features
- Multiple Color Schemes: Choose from 11+ pre-designed color themes
- Dark Mode Support: Automatic dark mode with smooth transitions
- Responsive Design: Perfect display on all devices
- Fast Performance: Optimized for speed and SEO
- Rich Content Support: Enhanced Markdown, code highlighting, math equations
- Multilingual: Support for 13+ languages
- Modern UI Components: Search, TOC, comments, analytics integration
Technologies Used
This project leverages modern web technologies:
- Hugo Extended: Static site generator with powerful templating
- Tailwind CSS 4.0: Utility-first CSS framework
- @tailwindcss/typography: Beautiful typographic defaults
- GLightbox: Elegant lightbox for images
- Mermaid: Diagram and flowchart support
- KaTeX: Fast math typesetting
Design Philosophy
The theme follows a “content-first” philosophy, ensuring that your writing takes center stage. Every design decision prioritizes readability and user experience.
Color System
The theme includes carefully crafted color schemes:
- Default, Claude, Bumblebee, Emerald
- Nord, Sunset, Abyss, Dracula
- Amethyst, Slate, Twitter
Each theme is designed to work perfectly in both light and dark modes.
Development Journey
Building Hugo Narrow was an exciting journey of learning and experimentation. The main challenges included:
- Tailwind CSS 4.0 Integration: Working with the latest version required adapting to new syntax
- Performance Optimization: Ensuring fast load times while maintaining rich features
- Accessibility: Making the theme usable for everyone
- Multilingual Support: Implementing comprehensive i18n
Community and Contributions
The project is open source and welcomes contributions from the community. Whether it’s bug reports, feature requests, or code contributions, every input helps make the theme better.
Future Roadmap
Planned improvements include:
- Additional color schemes
- More shortcodes for content
- Enhanced gallery features
- Performance optimizations
- Better documentation
Get Started
Visit the documentation to learn how to use Hugo Narrow for your next project!