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Extending the Default Theme VitePress' default theme is optimized for documentation, and can be customized. Consult the Default Theme Config Overview for a comprehensive list of options.
However, there are a number of cases where configuration alone won't be enough. For example:
These advanced customizations will require using a custom theme that "extends" the default theme.
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Before proceeding, make sure to first read Using a Custom Theme to understand how custom themes work.
Customizing CSS The default theme CSS is customizable by overriding root level CSS variables:
.vitepress/theme/index.js
jsimport DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import './custom.css'
export default DefaultTheme
css
/* .vitepress/theme/custom.css */
:root {
--vp-c-brand-1: #646cff;
--vp-c-brand-2: #747bff;
}
See default theme CSS variables that can be overridden.
Using Different Fonts VitePress uses Inter as the default font, and will include the fonts in the build output. The font is also auto preloaded in production. However, this may not be desirable if you want to use a different main font.
To avoid including Inter in the build output, import the theme from vitepress/theme-without-fonts
instead:
.vitepress/theme/index.js
jsimport DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme-without-fonts'
import './my-fonts.css'
export default DefaultTheme
css
/* .vitepress/theme/my-fonts.css */
:root {
--vp-font-family-base: /* normal text font */
--vp-font-family-mono: /* code font */
}
WARNING
If you are using optional components like the Team Page components, make sure to also import them from vitepress/theme-without-fonts
!
If your font is a local file referenced via @font-face
, it will be processed as an asset and included under .vitepress/dist/assets
with hashed filename. To preload this file, use the transformHead build hook:
.vitepress/config.js
jsexport default {
transformHead({ assets }) {
// adjust the regex accordingly to match your font
const myFontFile = assets.find(file => /font-name\.[\w-]+\.woff2/.test(file))
if (myFontFile) {
return [
[
'link',
{
rel: 'preload',
href: myFontFile,
as: 'font',
type: 'font/woff2',
crossorigin: ''
}
]
]
}
}
}
Registering Global Components
.vitepress/theme/index.js
jsimport DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
/** @type {import('vitepress').Theme} */
export default {
extends: DefaultTheme,
enhanceApp({ app }) {
// register your custom global components
app.component('MyGlobalComponent' /* ... */)
}
}
If you're using TypeScript:
.vitepress/theme/index.ts
tsimport type { Theme } from 'vitepress'
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
export default {
extends: DefaultTheme,
enhanceApp({ app }) {
// register your custom global components
app.component('MyGlobalComponent' /* ... */)
}
} satisfies Theme
Since we are using Vite, you can also leverage Vite's glob import feature to auto register a directory of components.
Layout Slots The default theme's <Layout/>
component has a few slots that can be used to inject content at certain locations of the page. Here's an example of injecting a component into the before outline:
.vitepress/theme/index.js
jsimport DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import MyLayout from './MyLayout.vue'
export default {
extends: DefaultTheme,
// override the Layout with a wrapper component that
// injects the slots
Layout: MyLayout
}
.vitepress/theme/MyLayout.vue
vue<script setup>
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
const { Layout } = DefaultTheme
</script>
<template>
<Layout>
<template #aside-outline-before>
My custom sidebar top content
</template>
</Layout>
</template>
Or you could use render function as well.
.vitepress/theme/index.js
jsimport { h } from 'vue'
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import MyComponent from './MyComponent.vue'
export default {
extends: DefaultTheme,
Layout() {
return h(DefaultTheme.Layout, null, {
'aside-outline-before': () => h(MyComponent)
})
}
}
Full list of slots available in the default theme layout:
layout: 'doc'
(default) is enabled via frontmatter:
doc-top
doc-bottom
doc-footer-before
doc-before
doc-after
sidebar-nav-before
sidebar-nav-after
aside-top
aside-bottom
aside-outline-before
aside-outline-after
aside-ads-before
aside-ads-after
layout: 'home'
is enabled via frontmatter:
home-hero-before
home-hero-info-before
home-hero-info
home-hero-info-after
home-hero-actions-after
home-hero-image
home-hero-after
home-features-before
home-features-after
layout: 'page'
is enabled via frontmatter:
page-top
page-bottom
not-found
layout-top
layout-bottom
nav-bar-title-before
nav-bar-title-after
nav-bar-content-before
nav-bar-content-after
nav-screen-content-before
nav-screen-content-after
You can extend the default theme to provide a custom transition when the color mode is toggled. An example:
.vitepress/theme/Layout.vue
vue<script setup lang="ts">
import { useData } from 'vitepress'
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import { nextTick, provide } from 'vue'
const { isDark } = useData()
const enableTransitions = () =>
'startViewTransition' in document &&
window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference)').matches
provide('toggle-appearance', async ({ clientX: x, clientY: y }: MouseEvent) => {
if (!enableTransitions()) {
isDark.value = !isDark.value
return
}
const clipPath = [
`circle(0px at ${x}px ${y}px)`,
`circle(${Math.hypot(
Math.max(x, innerWidth - x),
Math.max(y, innerHeight - y)
)}px at ${x}px ${y}px)`
]
await document.startViewTransition(async () => {
isDark.value = !isDark.value
await nextTick()
}).ready
document.documentElement.animate(
{ clipPath: isDark.value ? clipPath.reverse() : clipPath },
{
duration: 300,
easing: 'ease-in',
fill: 'forwards',
pseudoElement: `::view-transition-${isDark.value ? 'old' : 'new'}(root)`
}
)
})
</script>
<template>
<DefaultTheme.Layout />
</template>
<style>
::view-transition-old(root),
::view-transition-new(root) {
animation: none;
mix-blend-mode: normal;
}
::view-transition-old(root),
.dark::view-transition-new(root) {
z-index: 1;
}
::view-transition-new(root),
.dark::view-transition-old(root) {
z-index: 9999;
}
.VPSwitchAppearance {
width: 22px !important;
}
.VPSwitchAppearance .check {
transform: none !important;
}
</style>
Result (warning!: flashing colors, sudden movements, bright lights):
DemoRefer Chrome Docs from more details on view transitions.
On Route Change Coming soon.
Overriding Internal Components You can use Vite's aliases to replace default theme components with your custom ones:
tsimport { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'node:url'
import { defineConfig } from 'vitepress'
export default defineConfig({
vite: {
resolve: {
alias: [
{
find: /^.*\/VPNavBar\.vue$/,
replacement: fileURLToPath(
new URL('./theme/components/CustomNavBar.vue', import.meta.url)
)
}
]
}
}
})
To know the exact name of the component refer our source code. Since the components are internal, there is a slight chance their name is updated between minor releases.
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