/ˈteknək(ə)l/

Theme Guide

Chiri is a minimal blog theme built with Astro, offering customization options while preserving its clean aesthetic.

Basic Commands

  • pnpm new <title> - Create a new post (use _title for drafts)
  • pnpm update-theme - Update the theme to the latest version

Main Files & Directories

  • src/content/about/about.md - Edit the about section of the index page. Leave it empty if you don’t want any content.
  • src/content/posts/ - All blog posts are stored here
  • src/config.ts - Configure main site info and settings
// Site Info
site: {
  website: 'https://chiri.the3ash.com/', // Site domain
  title: 'CHIRI', // Site title
  author: '3ASH', // Author name
  description: 'Minimal blog built by Astro', // Site description
  language: 'en-US' // Default language
},
// General Settings
general: {
  contentWidth: '35rem', // Content area width
  centeredLayout: true, // Use centered layout (false for left-aligned)
  themeToggle: false, // Show theme toggle button (uses system theme by default)
  postListDottedDivider: false, // Show dotted divider in post list
  footer: true, // Show footer
  fadeAnimation: true // Enable fade animations
},
// Date Settings
date: {
  dateFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD', // Date format: YYYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, MONTH DAY YYYY, DAY MONTH YYYY
  dateSeparator: '.', // Date separator: . - / (except for MONTH DAY YYYY and DAY MONTH YYYY)
  dateOnRight: true // Date position in post list (true for right, false for left)
},
// Post Settings
post: {
  readingTime: false, // Show reading time in posts
  toc: true, // Show table of contents (when there is enough page width)
  imageViewer: true, // Enable image viewer
  copyCode: true, // Enable copy button in code blocks
  linkCard: true // Enable link card
}

Post Frontmatter

Only title and pubDate are required fields

---
title: 'Post Title'
pubDate: '2025-07-10'
---

Syntax Highlighting

You can configure the theme via shikiConfig in astro.config.ts.

More details: Syntax Highlighting | Astro Docs

import { defineConfig } from "astro/config"


export default defineConfig({
  markdown: {
    shikiConfig: {
      light: "github-light",
      dark: "github-dark",
      wrap: false,
    },
  },
})

Preview of Some Features

Theme Toggle

Dotted Divider

Date on Left Side

Table of Contents

Reading Time

Copy Code