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Overview

Kitty is a fast, feature-rich, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with extensive customization options. This configuration uses JetBrains Mono Nerd Font and includes two TokyoNight-inspired themes.

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Main configuration

The primary configuration is in .config/kitty/kitty.conf: 
# vim:ft=kitty
font_family  jetbrains mono nerd font 
bold_font auto  
italic_font auto
bold_italic_font auto
url_style dotted
font_size  12 
window_padding_width 5 
enable_audio_bell no
window_border_width 0

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Font settings

JetBrains Mono Nerd Font provides excellent readability and includes powerline glyphs and icons:
font_family  jetbrains mono nerd font
font_size  12
Bold, italic, and bold-italic variants are automatically selected:
bold_font auto  
italic_font auto
bold_italic_font auto

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Tab bar configuration

Kitty features a customized powerline-style tab bar: 
tab_bar_min_tabs 2
tab_bar_style powerline 
tab_powerline_style slanted
tab_title_template          {title}{' :{}:'.format(num_windows) if num_windows > 1 else ''}
The tab bar shows the number of windows in each tab when there’s more than one window.

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Window settings

window_padding_width 5 
enable_audio_bell no
window_border_width 0

Padding

5 pixels of padding around terminal content

Audio bell

Audio bell is disabled for distraction-free work

Borders

No window borders for a clean look

Opacity

Dynamic background opacity support enabled

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Background opacity

Dynamic opacity adjustment is enabled: 
#background_opacity         0.90
dynamic_background_opacity yes
Uncomment background_opacity and set a value between 0 and 1 to enable transparency.

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Custom keybindings

New windows and tabs open in the current working directory: 
map kitty_mod+enter launch --cwd=current --type=window
map cmd+enter       launch --cwd=current --type=window
map kitty_mod+t     launch --cwd=current --type=tab
map cmd+t           launch --cwd=current --type=tab
map kitty_mod+q     none

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Theme configuration

The configuration includes two TokyoNight-inspired themes.

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TokyoDark theme

Currently active theme (.config/kitty/tokyodark.conf): 
color0 #06080a
color1 #ee6d85
color2 #95c561
color3 #d7a65f
color4 #7199ee
color5 #a485dd
color6 #38a89d
color7 #a0a8cd
background #11121d
foreground #a0a8cd
cursor #a0a8cd

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TokyoNight theme

Alternative theme available (.config/kitty/tokyonight.conf): 
foreground #a9b1d6
background #1a1b26

# Black
color0 #414868
color8 #414868

# Red
color1 #f7768e
color9 #f7768e

# Green
color2  #73daca
color10 #73daca

# Blue
color4  #7aa2f7
color12 #7aa2f7
The TokyoNight theme includes additional configurations for cursor, selection, URL colors, and tab bar styling.

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Switching themes

To switch between themes, edit kitty.conf and change the include line: 
# Current:
include tokyodark.conf

# Alternative:
include tokyonight.conf

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Installation

Install Kitty and JetBrains Mono Nerd Font, then symlink the configuration: 
stow -t ~ kitty
After changing the configuration, reload Kitty with Ctrl+Shift+F5 or restart the terminal.

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