Minimalist blog theme for Jekyll, emphasizing presentation of content itself
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simplexity — Jekyll Blog Template
By mateid
Simplexity is a minimalist blog theme for Jekyll, using a monochrome color scheme and a fluid responsive layout with large, readable typography that adapts to different devices and viewports.
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Monochrome color scheme with a restrained visual style
Fluid responsive layout adapting to various devices and viewport sizes
Uses large, readable typography that scales with the viewport
Styles centralized in basscss.css, with fonts adjusted via basscss variables
MIT license, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution
Template Details
Simplexity is a Jekyll theme released by mateid, positioned as a minimalist blog appearance focused on presenting content itself. It uses a monochrome color scheme and fluid responsive design, with large, highly readable typography that scales with device and viewport size.
The theme customizes styles via basscss.css, adjusts parameters such as fonts through basscss variables, and uses custom media queries to scale font sizes by device viewport; the author deliberately keeps custom styles to a minimum.
Before use, install Jekyll, clone the repository, and run jekyll serve from the command line to preview the site locally on port 4000. The repository is under the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code; when distributing, retain the copyright notice and the full MIT license notice. Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate verification of their respective licenses.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal Jekyll blog focused on text content
- Sites needing a monochrome, minimalist reading interface
- Projects wanting to quickly adjust fonts and typography with minimal custom styles
Suitable For
- Developers using Jekyll as their blog engine
- Bloggers who prefer a minimalist monochrome reading experience
- Responsive sites that need font sizes scaled by device viewport
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Install Jekyll first
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Clone the Simplexity repository and run jekyll serve from the command line
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By default, view the site at http://0.0.0.0:4000
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Write custom styles into basscss.css; adjust parameters such as fonts via basscss variables
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When distributing the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope applies to this version of the 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 of the 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.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
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https://github.com/mateid/simplexity/blob/master/LICENSEhttps://github.com/mateid/simplexity/blob/master/README.mdPermission is hereby granted, free of charge
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Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-04. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Less documented · 53 / 100
- Technologies
- Jekyll
- Website type
- Blog
How this score is calculated
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What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2022-12-07
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-04
No demo link is recorded. Use the repository instructions to evaluate the project locally; the screenshot alone cannot establish interactive behavior.
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Review declaration: [email protected] · 2026-10-04
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2026-10-04T01:08:17.912Z
Source file / repository### About Simplexity Simplexity is a minimalistic theme for Jekyll. It is meant to showcase your content, using a monochrome color scheme and a fluid and responsive design. Large, legible fonts scale well across devices and various viewport sizes. Simplexity is licensed under [MIT license][license].  ### Getting started To get started you need to install Jekyll first. When you're done clone the Simplexity Git repo and drop into a command line then type `jekyll serve`. You should be able to see your site at http://0.0.0.0:4000. ### Customize the theme You can easily customize Simplexity by adding your custom styles to `basscss.css`. It supports easily customizing the fonts via `basscss` variables. You can customize these in the `basscss/basscss.css` file, along with the custom media queries used to scale the font size based on the device viewport. I've kept custom styles to a minimum. [license]: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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