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Hugo Theme Tokiwa

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Updated: 31 Mar 2025
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Overview:

Theme Tokiwa is a minimalistic blog theme designed for the Hugo Static Site Generator. Inspired by Tailwind Toolbox - Minimalist-Blog, it is built on top of Jim Frenette’s Hugo Starter Theme and Tailwind CSS. This theme is optimized for Chinese characters but also works well with other languages.

Features:

  • Minimalistic Design: Theme Tokiwa features a clean and minimal design, allowing the content to take center stage.
  • Optimized for Chinese Characters: This theme is specifically optimized for displaying Chinese characters, ensuring proper rendering and readability.
  • Responsive Layout: The theme is designed to adapt and look great on different screen sizes and devices.
  • Customizable Configuration: Theme Tokiwa provides various customizable configuration parameters to tailor the theme to your preferences.
  • Easy Installation: The theme can be easily installed by running a few commands within your Hugo site folder.
  • Font Choices: The theme uses beautiful fonts, including 杨任东竹石体 for the banner and Noto Serif CN for Chinese words.
  • Icons: Theme Tokiwa incorporates beautiful icons made by Remix-Design, enhancing the visual appeal of your blog.
  • Fuzzy Search: The theme utilizes the fuse.js library, providing fuzzy search capabilities for your blog.

Installation:

To install Theme Tokiwa, follow these steps:

  1. Within the folder of your Hugo site, run the following command:
hugo mod get -u github.com/heyeshuang/hugo-theme-tokiwa
  1. Include the theme in your site’s configuration file (config.toml) by adding the following line:
theme = "tokiwatheme-tokiwa"
  1. Additionally, you can refer to the exampleSite folder for a complete config.toml example.

If you wish to customize the theme, you can do so by following these steps:

  1. Install the required node modules by running the following command:
npm install
  1. Generate an unminified development build with sourcemaps using the following command:
npm run build

This will output the CSS and JavaScript files into the theme’s dist folder.

Summary:

Theme Tokiwa is a minimalistic blog theme for the Hugo Static Site Generator. It provides a clean and aesthetic design that is optimized for displaying Chinese characters. With easy installation and customizable configuration options, this theme is a great choice for bloggers looking for a simple and elegant blog theme.