Vibe Coding an Emacs-Style Hugo Theme

2026-02-021 min read (137 words)
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I've been using hugo-theme-terminal for my blog and really liked its clean, terminal-inspired aesthetic. But as someone who spends most of their day in Emacs, I wanted something that felt more like home.

So I vibe coded an Emacs-style theme with Claude. The entire thing - HTML templates, CSS, JavaScript interactions - was built through conversation with AI.

Features

  • Dired-style article list with reading time, word count, and dates
  • Window splitting with C-x 2 (vertical) and C-x 3 (horizontal)
  • Navigate with n/p, open with RET, go back with q
  • Modus Vivendi (dark) and Modus Operandi (light) themes, toggle with t
  • Emacs modeline showing buffer name, scroll position, and mode
  • Even has a working menu bar

The Result

The theme is available at github.com/ArthurHeymans/hugo-emacs-theme.

One less reason to leave Emacs - now even my blog looks like it.