An arctic, north-bluish clean and elegant Vim color theme.

Designed for a fluent and clear workflow.
Based on the Nord color palette.

--- Nord Vim is a 16 colorspace theme build to run in GUI- and terminal mode with support for many third-party plugins and styles for [lightline.vim][gh-itchyny/lightline.vim] and [vim-airline][gh-vim-airline/vim-airline].

Font: Source Code Pro 20px

- [Getting started](#getting-started) - [Installation](#installation) - [Via plugin/runtimepath manager](#via-pluginruntimepath-manager) - [Manual](#manual) - [Activation](#activation) - [Configuration](#configuration) - [Italic Support](#italic-support) - [Underline Support](#underline-support) - [Italic Comments](#italic-comments) - [Uniform Status Lines](#uniform-status-lines) - [Comment Contrast](#comment-contrast) - [Uniform diff Background](#uniform-diff-background) - [Line number background](#line-number-background) - [Bold Vertical Split Line](#bold-vertical-split-line) - [Plugin Support](#plugin-support) - [UI Plugins](#ui-plugins) - [Language Plugins](#language-plugins) - [JavaScript](#javascript) - [Languages](#languages) - [Development](#development) - [Contribution](#contribution) ## Getting started ### Installation **NOTE**: Nord Vim in terminal mode **MUST** be used with the associated terminal emulator theme in order to work properly! Make sure to install one of the currently supported terminal themes listed below **BEFORE** installing Nord Vim. [![Nord GNOME Terminal](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-gnome-terminal-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-gnome-terminal) [![Nord Guake](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-guake-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-guake) [![Nord Hyper](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-hyper-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-hyper) [![Nord iTerm2](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/0971858f496823fd916f3368961f16ef2c7aad1e/src/assets/nord-iterm2-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-iterm2) [![Nord Konsole](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-konsole-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-konsole) [![Nord Mintty](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-mintty-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-mintty) [![Nord PuTTY](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-putty-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-putty) [![Nord Terminal.app](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-terminal-app-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-terminal-app) [![Nord Terminator](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-terminator-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-terminator) [![Nord Tilix](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-tilix-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-tilix) [![Nord Termite](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-termite-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-termite) [![Nord XFCE Terminal](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-xfce-terminal-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-xfce-terminal) [![Nord Xresources](https://cdn.rawgit.com/arcticicestudio/nord/develop/src/assets/nord-xresources-banner.svg)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-xresources) #### Via plugin/runtimepath manager Add Nord Vim to your `.vimrc` for your favorite manager. * [`vim-plug`][gh-junegunn/vim-plug] (recommended): ```vim Plug 'arcticicestudio/nord-vim' ``` and run `:PlugInstall`. * [`pathogen`](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen): ```sh cd ~/.vim/bundle git clone git://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim.git ``` * [`Vundle`](https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim): ```vim Plugin 'arcticicestudio/nord-vim' ``` and run `:PluginInstall`. To install the latest development version [`vim-plug`][gh-junegunn/vim-plug] support to specifiy the `develop` branch: ```vim Plug 'arcticicestudio/nord-vim', { 'branch': 'develop' } ``` A explicit version can be installed via Git tags: ```vim Plug 'arcticicestudio/nord-vim', { 'tag': 'v0.11.0' } ``` #### Manual [Download](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/releases/latest) the latest version or clone the repository and copy the [`nord.vim`](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/blob/develop/colors/nord.vim) theme file to your `~/.vim/colors` directory. ### Activation Use Nord Vim as your default color theme by adding it to your `.vimrc` ```vim colorscheme nord ``` or change it on-the-fly by running `:colorscheme nord`. [`vim-plug`][gh-junegunn/vim-plug] also provides options to enable it on-demand for specific languages: ```vim " Activate Nord Vim when editing Java files Plug 'arcticicestudio/nord-vim', { 'for': 'java' } ``` or on specific events: ```vim " Activate Nord Vim when toggling the NERDTree Plug 'arcticicestudio/nord-vim', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' } ``` ## Configuration All options should be set **before** the [activation](#activation) command! ### Italic Support **This option should only be enabled if your terminal emulator supports italics!** Can be enabled to support italic text. Most terminals don't handle italics right so Nord disables italics for terminals by default while in GUI mode this option is enabled by default. Set `g:nord_italic` to `1` to enforce displaying italics. ```vim let g:nord_italic = 1 ```

Italic formatting in Markdown

### Underline Support **This option should only be enabled if your terminal emulator supports underlines!** Can be enabled to support underlined text. Most terminals are not capable to handle underlines right so Nord disables these for terminals by default while it should work out-of-the-box™ in GUI mode. Set `g:nord_underline` to `1` to enforce displaying underlines. ```vim let g:nord_underline = 1 ```

Underlined Text

### Italic Comments **This option only takes effect if the option for [italic text support](#italic-support) has been enabled!** Enable to italicize all comments. To adhere to the Nord style guide this option is disabled by default. It can be enabled by setting the `g:nord_italic_comments` variable to `1`. ```vim let g:nord_italic_comments = 1 ``` ![][scrot-config-italic-comments] ### Uniform Status Lines Enables uniform activate- and inactive status lines using `nord3` as background. By default, Nord Vim uses a slightly brighter background for the current split buffer. This is designed to draw attention to the currently active buffer without being distracting. If the user desires the backgrounds to be a uniform color, `g:nord_uniform_status_lines` can be set to `1`: ```vim let g:nord_uniform_status_lines = 1 ```

Default status lines

Uniform status lines

### Comment Contrast **This option should only be enabled if your terminal supports 24bit true color (16 million colors) and requires the `termguicolors` option to be set is in `~/.vimrc` or via `:set termguicolors`!** The comment brightness can be increased by 1 - 20 percent. It can be enabled by setting the `g:nord_comment_brightness` variable to a number between `1` and `20`. ```vim let g:nord_comment_brightness = 12 ```

Default and 15% increased

Default and 12% increased

To adhere to the Nord style guide this option uses `nord3` by default. This is a reference table if users like to use the same increased contrast values as provided by the [Nord Atom Syntax accessibility custom comment contrast theme setting][nord-atom-syntax-pr-47] which are calculated using the LESSCSS [`lighten`][lesscss-doc-fn-lighten] function. | Increased by | Calculated value | | --- | --- | | 1% | `#4e586d` | | 2% | `#505b70` | | 3% | `#525d73` | | 4% | `#556076` | | 5% | `#576279` | | 6% | `#59647c` | | 7% | `#5b677f` | | 8% | `#5d6982` | | 9% | `#5f6c85` | | 10% | `#616e88` | | 11% | `#63718b` | | 12% | `#66738e` | | 13% | `#687591` | | 14% | `#6a7894` | | 15% | `#6d7a96` | | 16% | `#6f7d98` | | 17% | `#72809a` | | 18% | `#75829c` | | 19% | `#78859e` | | 20% | `#7b88a1` | More information about true color and the support in various terminals can be found in [this gist][gist-true-color].

Default and 15% increased

Default and 12% increased

### Uniform `diff` Background By default, Nord Vim provides colorful backgrounds when used in *diff* mode `vimdiff`/`vim -d`. This can be changed to `nord1` as uniform *diff* background color by setting the `g:nord_uniform_diff_background` variable to `1`. ```vim let g:nord_uniform_diff_background = 1 ```

Colorful backgrounds (default)

Uniform diff background

### Line number background Enables background for the line number of the current line. ```vim let g:nord_cursor_line_number_background = 1 ```

No background (default)

Enabled background

### Bold Vertical Split Line Enables a bolder vertical split line by using `nord1` as background. ```viml let g:nord_bold_vertical_split_line = 1 ``` To change the separator character used to display the vertical line please see the documentation about Vim's [`fillchars`][vdoc-fillchars] variable: `:help fillchars`

With base editor background (default)

With enabled bold nord1 background

## Plugin Support Nord Vim provides support for many third-party language- and UI plugins. ### UI Plugins

With custom separators and components using lightline's advanced configurations

lightline with default format and components

airline

GitGutter

NERDTree

### Language Plugins #### JavaScript [`vim-javascript`](https://github.com/pangloss/vim-javascript) Detailed descriptions for supported plugins can be found in the [project wiki](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/wiki). ## Languages Nord Vim contains optimized styles to achieve a consistent and uniform coloring across languages. Detailed descriptions for supported languages can be found in the [project wiki](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/wiki) and in the [Plugin Support](#plugin-support) section. ![][scrot-lang-c] ![][scrot-lang-css] ![][scrot-lang-html] ![][scrot-lang-java] ![][scrot-lang-javascript] ![][scrot-lang-json] ![][scrot-lang-markdown] ![][scrot-lang-php] ![][scrot-lang-python] ![][scrot-lang-ruby] ## Development [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Changelog-0.11.0-81A1C1.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/blob/v0.11.0/CHANGELOG.md#0110) [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Workflow-gitflow--branching--model-81A1C1.svg?style=flat-square)](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model) [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Versioning-ArcVer_0.8.0-81A1C1.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/arcver) ### Contribution Please report issues/bugs, feature requests and suggestions for improvements to the [issue tracker](https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/issues).

[gh-itchyny/lightline.vim]: https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim [gh-junegunn/vim-plug]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug [gh-vim-airline/vim-airline]: https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline [gist-true-color]: https://gist.github.com/XVilka/8346728 [lesscss-doc-fn-lighten]: http://lesscss.org/functions/#color-operations-lighten [nord-atom-syntax-pr-47]: https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-atom-syntax/pull/47 [scrot-config-italic-comments]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-config-italic-comments.png [scrot-lang-c]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-c.png [scrot-lang-css]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-css.png [scrot-lang-html]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-html.png [scrot-lang-java]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-java.png [scrot-lang-javascript]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-javascript.png [scrot-lang-json]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-json.png [scrot-lang-markdown]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-markdown.png [scrot-lang-php]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-php.png [scrot-lang-python]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-python.png [scrot-lang-ruby]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-lang-ruby.png [scrot-readme-default-profile]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-readme-default-profile.png [scrot-readme-lazy-profile-change]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-readme-lazy-profile-change.png [vdoc-fillchars]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#'fillchars'