Features
What the theme does
Pilcrow is made for long text: essays, letters, and posts with footnotes. This page lists what it does for the reader and for the person writing.
For the reader
A comfortable measure
About 65 characters a line, with leading to match.
Real footnotes
Numbered, linked both ways, and set at the foot of the essay.
Dark mode
Follows the system by default and remembers a manual choice.
For the writer
Markdown and MDX
Write in plain text; drop in a component when you need one.
Drafts
Mark a post as a draft and it stays out of the build.
RSS and sitemap
Generated on every build, nothing to configure.
One file for your settings
Name, links, forms, and analytics all live in src/config.ts. Components never hold site-specific values, so updates to the theme do not overwrite yours.
Getting set up
Install
pnpm install, then pnpm dev.
Configure
Fill in src/config.ts.
Publish
pnpm build and upload dist/ anywhere.