Novel

Novel — An Obsidian Theme

A warm, paper-like reading experience for writers, researchers, and thinkers.

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Overview

Novel brings the timeless aesthetic of physical books into Obsidian. Inspired by the look and feel of printed pages, it uses warm parchment tones, refined serif typography, and generous whitespace to create an environment where reading and writing feel intentional — not digital.

Whether you're drafting long-form writing, building a personal knowledge base, or keeping a daily log, Novel gets out of your way and lets your words take center stage.

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Features

• 🎨 Warm paper palette — Soft parchment backgrounds (#faf8f3) with earthy accent tones
• 🌗 Full dark mode — Deep dark background with warm-tinted text, no harsh contrast
• 🔤 Serif-first typography — Merriweather for headings and body; JetBrains Mono for code
• 📐 Comfortable reading width — Max-width constrained layout, centered for focus
• 📝 Styled callouts & blockquotes — Warm left-border accent, subtle background tint
• 🗂️ Clean tables — Alternating row shading, no visual clutter
• ✅ Task list support — Native checkbox styling with accent color

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Screenshots

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Installation

Via Community Themes (Recommended)

1. Open Settings → Appearance → Themes
2. Click Manage
3. Search for Novel
4. Click Install and use

Manual

1. Download theme.css from the latest release
2. Copy it to your vault's .obsidian/themes/Novel/ folder
3. Open Settings → Appearance → Themes and select Novel

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Fonts

The Novel theme strictly respects your privacy and works completely offline.

The custom fonts used in this theme are optimally encoded in Base64 and natively bundled into the theme file. You do not need an internet connection or extra installations to use them!

• Body/Headings: Merriweather (embedded), gracefully falls back to Georgia (serif)
• Code: JetBrains Mono (embedded), gracefully falls back to Fira Code → monospace

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Compatibility

Minimum Obsidian version: 1.0.0

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Customization

Novel pairs well with CSS snippets for further tweaking. To add your own:

1. Create a .css file in .obsidian/snippets/
2. Enable it under Settings → Appearance → CSS snippets

Example: Wider reading width

.markdown-preview-view {
  max-width: 1100px;
}

Example: Change accent color

.theme-light {
  --accent: #2d6a4f;
}

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Color Reference

Light Mode

Dark Mode

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Changelog

1.0.0 — Initial Release

• Light and dark mode
• Merriweather + JetBrains Mono typography
• Styled headings, blockquotes, tables, code blocks, task lists

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License

MIT License

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Feedback & Issues

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Open an issue on GitHub.