Monospaced is a minimal, monospace-styled blog theme built on the Eleventy static site generator, designed for writers who want a distraction-free publishing experience.
What is Monospaced?
Monospaced is an Eleventy (11ty) theme for building a personal blog. It accepts Markdown files as content input and outputs a static HTML site. The project is marked as a work in progress ([WIP]) by its developer, who describes the guiding principle as "Simple is more!". At the time of this listing, the repository has 22 stars on GitHub.
Key Features
The key features of Monospaced are its Eleventy foundation, minimal layout, monospace typography, and Markdown content pipeline.
- Eleventy-based — Built on Eleventy (11ty), a static site generator that compiles templates and Markdown into static HTML files.
- Minimal design — The theme strips away decorative elements, focusing on content with a clean, uncluttered layout.
- Monospace typography — Uses a monospaced font throughout, giving the site a technical, code-friendly aesthetic.
- Markdown content — Articles are written in Markdown, which Eleventy automatically processes into styled HTML pages.
Who is it for?
Monospaced is suited for developers, writers, and Eleventy enthusiasts who value simplicity and a technical aesthetic.
- Developers who want a no-frills blog without the overhead of a heavy framework — they can fork the template and have a working site in minutes.
- Writers who prefer a monospace aesthetic for their long-form posts and want a publishing platform that gets out of the way.
- Eleventy users looking for a minimalist starting point to customize with their own styles, layouts, and content structure.
What can you do with Monospaced?
Monospaced lets you publish a lightweight blog using Markdown and a monospace design.
- Personal bloggers: Publish Markdown-based articles and have them rendered as a clean, monospace-styled site with no build complexity.
- Tech writers: Share code snippets and technical notes in a theme where monospace typography feels native.
- Minimalism enthusiasts: Create a no-nonsense online presence that focuses every pixel on the written word.
FAQ
Is Monospaced a work in progress?
Yes. The project's description explicitly includes "[WIP]", indicating that it is still under active development and that the final feature set may change.
What does Monospaced do?
It is a blog theme for the Eleventy static site generator. You write content in Markdown, and the theme turns it into a static HTML website with a minimal, monospace-styled layout.
Does Monospaced support Markdown?
Yes. Eleventy natively supports Markdown as a content format, and the template is designed to handle Markdown files as the input for blog posts.
