README.md

January 12, 2026 · View on GitHub

Important

Since vscode is not my daily editor and lack of time, this repo is no longer maintained. Welcome to fork this repo and publish a new extension to marketplace.

𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐢

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭

default

𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬

atlantis

𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚

andromeda

𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚

shusia

𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐚

maia

𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨

espresso

Marketplace | Repository | Issues | Changelog

This color scheme is a port of Sonokai for Visual Studio Code.

Sometimes I need a high contrast color scheme, and I think monokai is one of the best solutions, it's very beautiful and vivid.

However there is one thing I can't stand -- the contrast is too high, which is totally unacceptable for me.

This color scheme is based on Monokai Pro, the contrast is adjusted to be a bit lower while keeping the colors vivid enough.

The shusia, maia and espresso variants are basically modified versions of Monokai Pro. I'm not going to port all variants of Monokai Pro because I don't like some of them. In addition, I designed some new variants inspired by other color schemes.

Features

High contrast but within acceptable range.
Vivid colors.
Rich support for common file types.
Italic support.

Installation

Via Marketplace

Press extensions icon in your vscode.
Search sainnhe.sonokai.
Select this extension and press install button.

Via Quick Open

Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.

ext install sainnhe.sonokai

Usage

Click the gear button in the lower left corner.
Click Color Theme.
Select Sonokai in the list.

FAQ

Q: How to enable cursive italic keywords?

A: The italics in this color scheme is designed to use with fonts that support cursive italic styles. To enable this feature, you'll need to install a font that supports cursive italic styles, for example: https://www.sainnhe.dev/post/patch-fonts-with-cursive-italic-styles/

See this wiki page.