About

Welcome to Scanlines#

This is a demo site for the Scanlines Hugo theme - a retro-inspired theme that emulates the look and feel of classic terminal systems like the DEC VT100 and VT220.

Features#

Built with attention to historical accuracy and modern web standards

The theme includes:

• Authentic CRT visual effects (scanlines, flicker, phosphor glow)
• Multiple color schemes (amber, green, blue, white)
• Responsive, mobile-first design
• Full accessibility support
• Syntax highlighting via Chroma
• Table of contents sidebar
• Profile landing page mode
• RSS feed support
• SEO optimization

Technical Details#

The visual effects are inspired by actual terminal specifications:

Getting Started#

See the README for setup instructions.

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# From inside an existing Hugo site
git clone https://github.com/wthouse/scanlines themes/scanlines

Then add this to your hugo.toml - theme goes at the top level, above any [table] headers:

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theme = "scanlines"

[markup.highlight]
  noClasses = false   # required for the theme's code styling

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# Start the development server (-D shows draft content)
hugo server -D

Hugo Modules, submodules and ZIP installs are covered in the installation guide .

Credits#

Built with Hugo and inspired by the DEC VT220 terminal.