Chirpy
A polished, feature-rich blog theme with dark mode, full-text search, reading time, table of contents, and PWA support. One of the fastest-growing Jekyll themes.
About this Theme
Chirpy has emerged as one of the most beloved Jekyll themes of the last few years. Where many themes offer either good looks or good features, Chirpy delivers both. Its clean, modern design prioritises readability — comfortable line lengths, generous whitespace, and a typographic hierarchy that guides your reader through even the longest technical articles.
The dark mode implementation is among the best in the Jekyll ecosystem: it respects the operating system preference by default, remembers the user’s manual override, and transitions smoothly without a flash of unstyled content.
Who is it for? Technical bloggers, developers writing tutorials, and anyone publishing long-form content who wants their readers to have a genuinely great experience.
Features
- Light and dark mode toggle
- Full-text Lunr.js search
- Automatic table of contents
- Reading time estimate per post
- Progressive Web App (PWA) support
- Disqus and giscus comments
- Google Analytics and GoatCounter
- SEO optimised with structured data
- Pinned posts
- Code syntax highlighting with copy button
100% Free & Open Source
Free
MIT License · No sign-up required