Monokai Minimal Syntax Theme for Visual Studio Code

January 24, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

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Install

This extension is available at the following extension marketplaces:

Run one of the following commands depending on the editor you are using:

  • For vscode: code --install-extension SarahRidge.vscode-monokai-minimal
  • For cursor: cursor --install-extension SarahRidge.vscode-monokai-minimal

In your editor, set the theme:

  • Press command K T
  • Select Monokai Minimal

Examples

.rb.js

Colors

NameCodeSample
Black Dark#121212#121212
Black Medium#1a1a1a#1a1a1a
Blue#62d8f1#62d8f1
Cyan#62f1a2#62f1a2
Green#a4e400#a4e400
Gray#959da5#959da5
Gray Blue#424d66#424d66
Magenta#f92672#f92672
Orange Dark#ff9700#ff9700
Orange Medium#ffb140#ffb140
Orange Light#ffb957#ffb957
Purple#af87ff#af87ff
White#ebebe4#ebebe4
White Light#b3b3b3#b3b3b3
Yellow#ffff87#ffff87
Yellow Dark#ffe100#ffe100

Contribute

  • git clone git@github.com:smridge/vscode-monokai-minimal.git
  • Run yarn install
  • Make changes to the /src/theme.js file.
    • UI: For changes to the "outer UI", like (status bar, file navigation etc.), see Theme Color.
    • Syntax: For changes to the "code highlighting", examine syntax scopes by invoking Scope Inspector command from the Command Palette
      • command shift P
      • Type and select: Developer: Inspect Editor Tokens and Scopes
  • Press F5 to open a new window with extension loaded.
    • This will run build script and auto generate new /theme/dark.json file.

Publish (internal)

Note: Publishing a new version of this theme is only meant for maintainers.

  • yarn run vs-package
  • Publish to VSCode Marketplace: yarn run vs-publish
  • Publish to Open VSX Registry: npx ovsx publish <.vsix file> -p <OpenVSX PAT>