Vanzi Theme is a clean and minimalist tmux theme featuring both light and dark variants, optional transparency, and an active pane border highlight.
It’s designed for a modern and balanced look across terminals, whether opaque or with a blurred background.
Vanzi (dark theme)
Ivory (light theme)
- 🎨 Two color variants:
ivory→ light themevanzi→ dark theme
- 🧊 Optional background transparency
- 🔲 Highlighted active pane border
- 🪶 Minimal and elegant status bar
- 🪟 Consistent colors for windows, panes, and messages
- 🕒 Displays current time and date on the status bar
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Open your tmux configuration file:
nvim ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf -
Add the plugin line:
set -g @plugin 'briantarqui/vanzi-tmux-theme'
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Save and reload tmux:
tmux source ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
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Install the plugin inside tmux:
prefix + I
(Default
prefixisCtrl + b)
You can customize the theme through the following tmux options:
| Option | Possible Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
@theme_variant |
ivory | vanzi |
Select light or dark variant |
@bg_transparency |
on | off |
Enable or disable transparent background |
@active_border |
on | off |
Enable a highlighted border on the active pane |
set -g @plugin 'briantarqui/vanzi-tmux-theme'
# Dark theme
set -g @theme_variant "vanzi"
# Transparent background (great with blurred terminals)
set -g @bg_transparency "on"
# Highlight the active pane border
set -g @active_border "on"
run-shell "~/.tmux/plugins/vanzi-tmux-theme/vanzi.tmux"If you make any configuration changes, reload tmux without restarting:
tmux source ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
c_base, c_base_v |
Base background colors |
c_text_l, c_text_m, c_text_h |
Text contrast levels |
c_punk_main, c_punk_v |
Accent colors |
c_border_l, c_border_m, c_border_h |
Border color levels |
vanzi-tmux-theme/
├── vanzi.tmux # Main theme script
├── README.md # English documentation
Brian Tarqui
Designer and developer.
🌐 github.com/tarquibrian