# Very Modest Theme
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-modest-theme/325384
**Category:** Theme
**Created:** [September 6, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-modest-theme/325384 "2024-09-06T23:34:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@mononym](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mononym)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-modest-theme/325384/1 "2024-09-06T23:34:11Z")
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| ℹ | **Summary** | A most minimal theme for Discourse. |
| 👓 | **Preview** | [Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/mononym/very-modest-theme) |
| 🛠 | **Repository** | [Codeberg.org/mononym/discourse-very-modest-theme](https://codeberg.org/mononym/discourse-very-modest-theme) |
| 📜 | **License** | [GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt) |
| ❓ | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |
| ☕ | **Donate** | [Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/eupalinos) |
| 🚀 | **In use** | [Eupalinos](https://eupalinos.eu/) |
This theme is designed to be simple and unobtrusive, with a focus on readability and ease of use. It aims to provide a stylish clean and distraction-free interface.
Achieve full minimalism with the following settings:
| Setting | Value |
| --- | --- |
| logo | ‘’ |
| logo\_small | ‘’ |
| categories\_topics | ‘0’ |
| suggested\_topics | ‘0’ |
| top\_menu | latest|new|unread|categories|hot |
| post\_menu | reply|like|edit|bookmark|delete|admin|read|flag |
| post\_menu\_hidden\_items | ‘’ |
| enable\_badges | ‘false’ |
| base\_font | open\_sans |
| heading\_font | roboto\_mono |
| prioritize\_username\_in\_ux | ‘false’ |
| enable\_user\_directory | ‘false’ |
| show\_pinned\_excerpt\_mobile | ‘false’ |
| show\_pinned\_excerpt\_desktop | ‘false’ |
| display\_name\_on\_posts | ‘true’ |
| email\_accent\_bg\_color | “#3d3846” |
| email\_link\_color | “#000000” |
| external\_system\_avatars\_url | [https://api.dicebear.com/6.x/shapes/svg?seed={username}](https://api.dicebear.com/6.x/shapes/svg?seed=%7Busername%7D) |
| enable\_powered\_by\_discourse | ‘false’ |
| tagging\_enabled | ‘false’ |
| chat\_separate\_sidebar\_mode | always |
| presence\_enabled | ‘false’ |
Acknowledgement:
> [@Modest, a minimal theme for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modest-a-minimal-theme-for-discourse/181150):
>
> This aims to be an ultra-minimal theme for Discourse. Various elements of the UI has been removed in favour of simplicity. Some of the removed elements: Homepage (topic list) posters avatar column Homepage (topic list) views column Composer preview pane Composer toolbar Topic map Topic footer buttons Topic timeline footer controls Homepage: Homepage with composer open: Topic page:
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### Author:  [@mononym](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mononym)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-modest-theme/325384/2 "2025-08-23T15:43:39Z")
**Bonus**
Here’s an elegant font combo which can be added as a theme component:
```css
@import url(https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=space-grotesk:300,400,500,600,700|victor-mono:700|work-sans:100,100i,200,200i,300,300i,400,400i,500,500i,600,600i,700,700i,800,800i,900,900i);
:root {
--font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;
--heading-font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
--base-font-size-smallest: 14px;
--base-font-size-smaller: 15px;
--base-font-size: 17px;
--base-font-size-larger: 19px;
--base-font-size-largest: 21px;
letter-spacing: .02em;
}
#site-text-logo {
font-family: 'Victor Mono', monospace;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: .15em;
}
```