Typography

This is a short description

Note

Quark 2 is Grav 2.0's default theme. It uses Blades CSS (the actively maintained successor to Pico CSS) as a classless foundation, layered with a Cal.com-inspired design system. Full Blades capabilities are documented in the Official Blades CSS Docs.

Open the settings when you like, or use the icon alone: Installation.

Headings

Quark 2 uses Cal Sans for display headings and treats h1 / h2 distinctly — h1 sits at a lighter display weight while h2 is bolder and gains a small accent bar to mark section breaks. h6 is rendered as an uppercase eyebrow label.

Images: shadow and icons in the text

A screenshot with a shadow

An image on a line with text is an icon: click Info to read more. It is as high as the line, without border or shadow.

H1 Heading — airy, display weight

H2 Heading — confident, with accent bar

H3 Heading — workhorse section heading

H4 Heading

H5 Heading
H6 Heading — uppercase eyebrow
# H1 Heading
## H2 Heading
### H3 Heading
#### H4 Heading
##### H5 Heading
###### H6 Heading

Paragraphs

Body copy is set in Inter at 16px with a 1.7 line-height and subtle tracking. Links adopt the theme's accent color — by default a restrained charcoal, but configurable to any hex via Themes → Quark 2 → Accent Color.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent risus leo, dictum in vehicula sit amet, feugiat tempus tellus. Duis quis sodales risus. Etiam euismod ornare consequat.

Climb leg rub face on everything give attitude nap all day for under the bed. Chase mice attack feet but rub face on everything hopped up on goofballs.

Markdown Semantic Text Elements

Bold **Bold**

Italic _Italic_

Deleted ~~Deleted~~

Inline Code `Inline Code`

HTML Semantic Text Elements

I18N <abbr>

Citation <cite>

Ctrl + S <kbd>

TextSuperscripted <sup>

TextSubscripted <sub>

Underlined <u>

Highlighted <mark>

<time>

x = y + 2 <var>

Blockquote

The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.

- Bill Gates

> The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it,
> so it's part of everyday life.
>
> <cite>- Bill Gates</cite>

Unordered List

  • list item 1
  • list item 2
    • list item 2.1
    • list item 2.2
    • list item 2.3
  • list item 3
* list item 1
* list item 2
    * list item 2.1
    * list item 2.2
    * list item 2.3
* list item 3

Ordered List

  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
    1. list item 2.1
    2. list item 2.2
    3. list item 2.3
  3. list item 3
1. list item 1
1. list item 2
    1. list item 2.1
    1. list item 2.2
    1. list item 2.3
1. list item 3

Table

Name Genre Release date
The Shawshank Redemption Crime, Drama 14 October 1994
The Godfather Crime, Drama 24 March 1972
Schindler's List Biography, Drama, History 4 February 1994
Se7en Crime, Drama, Mystery 22 September 1995
| Name                        | Genre                         | Release date         |
| :-------------------------- | :---------------------------: | -------------------: |
| The Shawshank Redemption    | Crime, Drama                  | 14 October 1994      |
| The Godfather               | Crime, Drama                  | 24 March 1972        |
| Schindler's List            | Biography, Drama, History     | 4 February 1994      |
| Se7en                       | Crime, Drama, Mystery         | 22 September 1995    |

Table options

Option What it does
striped Every other row tinted
middle Cells vertically centred
full As wide as the column
plain No lines and no tinted header row
first-33 The first column a third of the table (15–50 %)
Info Icons with a link beside them: Typography
Info A plain table has no lines: Guides

Boxes

Read more

A box holds any content: text, links, lists, tables, callouts and other boxes.

  • The word after BOX is a Lucide icon
  • or one of the page's pictures

A box with one of the page's pictures beside it.

A box without an icon.

Steps

1

Open the settings

Steps are numbered on their own, in one run per page: this is step 1.

2

Choose what to change

A step's title may be a heading: it keeps its anchor and stands in the table of contents.

  1. Pick a group
  2. Change the value

Tip

A step holds anything: lists, pictures, callouts, tables and boxes.

A step without a number

[!STEP plain] has no label and is not counted.

A

Start a new run

A letter or a number after STEP sets the value, and the run goes on from there.

B

Save

This one is B.

Collapsible sections

What is a collapsible section?

A title the reader opens to see the content. Print, export and search always have all of it.

Open from the start

Sections right after one another stand together as an accordion.

  • Lists, pictures and callouts work here too

Picture with numbered points

Two ways to build a car
  1. A skateboard The first thing that can be used. Point at a number, tab to it or tap it.
  2. A bicycle Each step is something whole that works.
  3. A car Near the right edge the explanation opens to the left (sw).
  4. Not like this A car in parts helps nobody until the last one.

Alerts

Grav 2.0 replaces the legacy markdown-notices plugin with github-markdown-alerts, which renders GitHub-flavored Markdown alerts. Five types are available, each with an accent stripe, icon, and label:

Note

Highlights information that users should take into account, even when skimming.

Tip

Optional information to help a user be more successful.

Important

Crucial information necessary for users to succeed.

Warning

Critical content demanding immediate user attention due to potential risks.

Caution

Negative potential consequences of an action.

> [!NOTE]
> Highlights information that users should take into account, even when skimming.

> [!TIP]
> Optional information to help a user be more successful.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Crucial information necessary for users to succeed.

> [!WARNING]
> Critical content demanding immediate user attention due to potential risks.

> [!CAUTION]
> Negative potential consequences of an action.

The Quark 2 theme is Grav's new default, replacing the long-serving Quark (1.x) theme. It pairs a pure-grayscale palette with Cal Sans for display and Inter for body text (both hosted locally), Font Awesome 7 icons, and auto/light/dark appearance that persists in the user's browser. The layout system is CSS Grid + modern custom properties rather than a framework grid.

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