Free
Hitchens Jekyll Theme
An unfussy Jekyll theme for serious writers. Minimal design, elegant typography, and a dark mode — inspired by the prose of Christopher Hitchens.
Minimal Design
Typography Focus
Reading Time
GitHub Pages
Works on
GitHub Pages
Netlify
Vercel
Cloudflare Pages
About this Theme
Hitchens is named after Christopher Hitchens and designed for writers who share his devotion to the written word. The design is austere by intention — every pixel either serves the text or stays out of the way.
Dark mode is built in and toggleable, and the theme runs without a single line of JavaScript on the reader’s device.
Who is it for? Essayists, journalists, and serious writers who want a sophisticated, literary reading experience.
Features
- Typography-first design
- Built-in dark mode
- Minimal navigation
- Clean post layout
- Reading time estimate
- Tag pages
- RSS feed
- GitHub Pages compatible
- No JavaScript dependencies
- Print-friendly styles
