Lines

Lines is a minimalistic Hugo blogging theme that generates a fast, SEO-optimized blog site with inline CSS and support for tags and feeds.

What is Lines?

Lines is a minimalistic blogging theme built for Hugo, the static site generator. It takes Hugo site content as input and produces a static HTML blog with inline CSS, tags, and Atom and JSON feeds as output. The theme is designed to score 100/100 on Lighthouse, Page Speed Insights, and Webpagetest, and it ships with security headers configured for Netlify hosting. It is an open-source theme distributed through the Hugo theme repository.

The theme uses Sass for styling, processes and compresses CSS and HTML, includes a custom 404 page, robots.txt, anchor headings, and SEO metadata such as Twitter cards, Facebook Open Graph tags, and Schema.org structured data. Its repository has earned 108 stars, reflecting its adoption among Hugo users.

What makes Lines stand out?

Lines differentiates itself through performance and simplicity, packing its entire stylesheet into roughly 2 kb of inline CSS to eliminate render-blocking external requests.

• Inline CSS — The theme inlines its entire stylesheet (only about 2 kb of CSS) into each page's HTML, reducing HTTP requests and improving load time.
• Responsive design — The layout adapts to mobile, tablet, and desktop screens without requiring separate configuration.
• Tags — Blog posts can be organized using Hugo's built-in tag system, with tag archive pages generated automatically.
• Security headers — Includes security header configuration that is pre-tuned for Netlify hosting.
• Feeds — Atom and JSON feed formats are generated automatically for subscribers.
• SEO metadata — Outputs Twitter Cards, Facebook Open Graph tags, and Schema.org structured data to improve social sharing and search visibility.
• Performance scores — The theme reports perfect 100/100 scores on Lighthouse, Page Speed Insights, and Webpagetest.
• Anchor headings — Headings include anchor links, making it easier to deep-link to specific sections.
• Compressed output — CSS and HTML are compressed at build time to reduce page size.
• 404 page — Includes a custom 404 error page so visitors hitting dead links see something useful.

Who is it for?

Lines suits bloggers and developers who want a distraction-free writing experience with modern web performance.

• Personal bloggers who want a fast, minimal theme to publish markdown-based posts and organize them with tags.
• Hugo developers who need a clean reference theme to fork, customize with Sass, and deploy to Netlify.
• Performance-focused site owners who want a blog that achieves perfect scores on core web performance audits without extra tuning.

What can you do with Lines?

• Publish a personal blog with markdown content, tags, and automatically generated Atom and JSON feeds for subscribers.
• Deploy to Netlify quickly using the included security headers, robots.txt, and pre-made configuration.
• Customize styles by editing Sass stylesheets and recompiling them to a compressed inline CSS output of around 2 kb.
• Improve social sharing by relying on built-in Twitter Card, Open Graph, and Schema.org metadata when sharing posts on social platforms.

FAQ

Does Lines work with Netlify?

Yes, the theme includes security headers and a robots.txt file configured specifically for Netlify hosting, so it deploys cleanly without extra setup.

How big is Lines' CSS?

The theme's entire stylesheet is about 2 kb and is inlined directly into each page's HTML, which keeps external requests to a minimum.

Does Lines generate RSS feeds?

Yes, it generates both Atom and JSON feeds automatically, so subscribers can follow your blog via their preferred feed reader.

Can I customize Lines?

Yes, Lines uses Sass for styling, so you can modify the source stylesheets and recompile them into the compressed inline CSS. The theme also supports Hugo's standard template overrides for deeper customization.