Enhanced VScode Dark+ theme with support for Fira Code iScript and Fira Code + Operator Mono fonts.
Screenshot of dummy JavaScript/React { left: Dark++ Italic, right: Dark+(default) }.
- Every major update to VSCode needs a re add in
workbench.main.css
- First change in fresh
workbench.main.css
will cause VScode to notify You with corrupt installation warning - just ignore.
In VScode press ctrl/command + p
to launch the command palette then run command:
ext install idbartosz.darkpp-italic
- Download Fira Code iScript (free) and copy fonts to your OS font folder.
- In VScode press
ctr + ,
to openUser Settings
then add the following options and save changes.{ ... "workbench.colorTheme": "Dark++ Italic", "editor.fontFamily": "Fira Code iScript", "editor.fontLigatures": true, ... }
- Tweek font appearance by editing VScode internal styles (optional step).
- Find in your OS
<path to VScode>\resources\app\out\vs\workbench.main.css
- with administrator rights open
workbench.main.css
and prepend the style below:.mtki { font-size: 1.125em; font-stretch: ultra-condensed; } /*!-------------------------------------------------------- * Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ...
- Close and reopen VScode.
- Find in your OS
- Download Fira Code (free), Operator Mono (paid) and copy fonts to your OS font folder.
- In VScode press
ctr + ,
to openUser Settings
then add the following options and save changes.{ ... "workbench.colorTheme": "Dark++ Italic", "editor.fontFamily": "Fira Code", "editor.fontLigatures": true, ... }
- Add support for Operator Mono fonts by editing VScode internal styles (required step).
- Find in your OS
<path to VScode>\resources\app\out\vs\workbench.main.css
- with administrator rights open
workbench.main.css
and prepend the style below:.mtki { font-family: Operator Mono; } /*!-------------------------------------------------------- * Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ...
- Close and reopen VScode.
- Find in your OS
You can take a look at the change log here.
- @tonsky for Fira Code "monospaced font with programming ligatures"
- @kencrocken for Fira Code iScript "A font mashup to be used in code editors, displaying a script typeface for the italic font style"
- all contributors to the topic "Free alternative to Operator Mono Italic Theme for VSCode"