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hugo-nordpol — Hugo Blog Template

By christian-korneck

hugo-nordpol is a minimal Hugo blog theme with Nordic-style colors, supporting light and dark modes.

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Minimal blog theme based on Hugo

Nordic-style colors with light and dark modes

Adapted from @dsp's Hugo theme mono

Includes a demo site that can be run locally

Code is under the MIT license

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hugo-nordpol is a minimal blog theme for Hugo, featuring Nordic-style colors and offering both light and dark display modes. The theme is adapted from @dsp's Hugo theme mono, and the repository includes a demo site that can be viewed locally by cloning the repository and running hugo serve.

Regarding assets and licensing, the theme code is under the MIT license, the fonts come from the IBM Plex font family (OFL 1.1), and the favicon uses a pirate icon from Flaticon that is not open-source; users must verify the corresponding license before use. The repository materials do not specify the theme's concrete feature modules, configuration options, or compatible Hugo version range.

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Building a personal minimal-style blog
Hugo sites that need light/dark mode switching
As a starting point for further developing a Hugo theme

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Developers building blogs with Hugo
Users who prefer Nordic colors and minimal typography
Projects that need theme code under the MIT license

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After cloning the repository, run hugo serve to preview the demo site locally
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Fonts come from the IBM Plex font family and follow the OFL 1.1 license
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The favicon is a non-open-source asset from Flaticon; verify its license before use
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When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the MIT license notice

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Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.

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Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

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Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses; they cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
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The favicon uses a pirate icon from Flaticon; the README explicitly states that this icon is not an open-source asset, so it is not covered by the MIT code license, and its original license must be confirmed and followed before use or redistribution.
The theme includes the IBM Plex font family, which is released under the OFL 1.1 license rather than MIT; the conditions of OFL 1.1 must be followed when using or redistributing the fonts.
The theme is largely adapted from @dsp's Hugo theme mono, which is also under the MIT license; the corresponding copyright and license notices must be retained when redistributing.

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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
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favicon: [Pirate icon created by bqlqn - Flaticon](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/pirate) (the favicon is not open source!)
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contains fonts from the [IBM Plex](https://github.com/IBM/plex/) font family - license: [OFL 1.1]
Original README

heavily based on [@dsp](https://github.com/dsp)'s beautiful hugo theme [mono]
Original README

https://github.com/christian-korneck/hugo-nordpol/blob/main/LICENSE https://github.com/christian-korneck/hugo-nordpol/blob/main/README.md

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Template Information

Source platforms: GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score: More documented · 83 / 100
Technologies: Hugo
Website type: Blog

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Repository update recorded: 2026-04-14
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Source file / repository

# Hugo `Nordpol` Theme

A minimal blog theme in nordic colors (with light/dark modes)

Demo site: https://christian-korneck.github.io/hugo-nordpol/

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## try demo site

```
git clone https://github.com/christian-korneck/hugo-nordpol
cd hugo-nordpol
hugo serve
```

## attribution and licenses
This project is MIT licensed, with the following attributions and exceptions:

- heavily based on [@dsp](https://github.com/dsp)'s beautiful hugo theme [mono](https://github.com/dsp/dsp.github.io/tree/main/themes/mono) - license: [MIT](https://github.com/dsp/dsp.github.io/blob/7fd435a97c1925e9fcd846a5632819041b93110c/themes/mono/theme.toml#L3)
- contains fonts from the [IBM Plex](https://github.com/IBM/plex/) font family - license: [OFL 1.1](https://github.com/IBM/plex/?tab=OFL-1.1-1-ov-file#readme)
- favicon: [Pirate icon created by bqlqn - Flaticon](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/pirate) (the favicon is not open source!)

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