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GithubType: Doc Use: Readme docs for Tokyo Terminal them, Obsidian version. Tags: !!str "#documentation #theme" Creation: 2026-01-15 Update: 2026-09-21 Contributors: [神縁] Version: !!str 1.5.13
Tokyo Terminal
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Description
Short Description (for marketplace/extension metadata)
Tokyo Terminal is a neon, high-contrast Obsidian theme inspired by a retrofuturist 80s terminal aesthetics, and Tokyo electric nights. Built for clarity and vibrancy, with maximum visual efficiency.
Long README Introduction
Welcome to tokyo-terminal, an Obsidian theme (Ported from VS Codium/Code) that transports your editor to a neon-colored terminal circa 1984. This isn’t just a color scheme; it’s a high-contrast, high-energy workspace for writers and storytellers who crave clarity and visual accentuation.
Transform Obsidian into a neon-lit, retro-futurist terminal with high-contrast colors and synthwave accents inspired by Tokyo electric nights aesthetics.
Apply crisp cyan on deep purple and near-black backgrounds, with hot pink, sunset orange, gold and deep violet highlights for syntax and UI.
Design Philosophy
Inspired by the hypnotic color glow of vintage CRTs, the hyper-saturated dreams of synthwave, vibrancy of outrun nostalgia, tokyo-terminal is a love letter to the 80s colors scheme as I reimagined, restylized and modernized them. Think of synths, oversaturated consoles, a world of outrun sunsets and cyber alleyways, just free of VHS static and CRT noise. With a nod to Taki Ono’s neon design photography, this theme merges retro-futurism with modern clarity.
Aiming for a holistic environment theme, tokyo-terminal delivers:
- Bold readability: Crisp cyan (#34e2e2) syntax on deep purple (#2a2436) and near-black (#060507) backgrounds.
- Electric accents: Highlighted keywords, functions, and UI in Hot pink (#FF418E), sunset orange (#FE8019) buttons, gold (#FFE61C), and deep violet (#6C18D6) animations.
- Retro-futuristic contrast: Designed to reduce eye strain while keeping items visually alive — like a mainframe in a cybercafé circa 1984.
- Minimalist efficiency grit meets glamour.
For developers/writers nostalgic of the future. For those who conceptualize like the future depends on it (Because it does).
Palette
| Color | Hex | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Black | #060507 |
Darkest Background for text and coding |
| Magenta | #2a2436 |
Lighter Background for teminals and UI, also semi-hidden backreturn/separators signs and null values |
| BrightCyan | #34e2e2 |
Main text, Object and classes names, section names in conf |
| Cyan | #116d61 |
Types, Header 4 |
| Red | #fc5698 |
Accents, functions and method names, Titles |
| BrightYellow | #ffe61c |
Keywords, Header 1 |
| Yellow | #fe8019 |
FDunction calls, buttons, expandvars, Header 2 |
| BrightMagenta | #8b5cf6 |
Activity/hover accent, Header 3 |
| BrightGreen | #A3FF8C |
Strings, hashtags |
| Green | #7fff00 |
Comments in some languages, math symbols in KaTeX |
| BrightRed | #FF3B3B |
Errors and Bool = false |
| Blue | #3465a4 |
Links |
| BrightBlue | #0285f9 |
Rarely used super accent, Header 6 |
| BrightWhite | #ECEFF4 |
Plaintext, code symbols |
| BrightBlack | #999988 |
Comments in some languages, punctuation, Header 5 |
| White | #ACEEEE |
Variables in code |
| +oldRed | #d66666 |
Metaprocessors and loaders |
| +Pink | #F1ADFF |
Decimal numbers in code, unresolved boolean, this keyword when in italic |
| +Gold | #E3E9AE |
Property keys in yaml & json files, arguments |
ToDo
- Published Obsidian version
- Publishied VS Codium version on the marketplace
- Publishing VS Code version on the marketplace
- Find KaTeX devs and ask them to add an align tag resetter
- Publish Licence to SPDX
- Review port to Firefox
- Port to Chrome
- Fixed code sections color to match usual tokyo-terminal conventions
- Correction of button transparency as --color-foreground impacting the color for the blue buttons
- Catch back the Table title head bottom border, change the background to purple in all rows. thead and tr corrected.
- Main screen triple options is gray instead of orange on mobile
- I wanted the note edit toolbar with different markup tags automatic injection to be made of orange colored buttons but I cannot find the variables.
- Accentuation color choice through --color-accent usages. Mostly in purple but not hover colors.
- Menu that opens above the notes list does not have a background set on menu items
- Internal link hovering should be purple or blue and without underline. Both types hover in cyan for now and I could not figure out how to overcome that behavior
- Verify all languages in embedded code: renders and tokens
- Use
this.app.emulateMobile(true);for a mobile devmode - Accentuation color choice through --color-accent usages is bugged if it matches the cyan background of blockquotes titles. Resolved as long as accentuation does not match
#ACEEEE! - .cm-html-embed thead tr
- div.callout-title
Do not hesitate to drop me a line on GitHub if you spot an issue, see more tweaks and like the color scheme.
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