BearMin theme for Bear

BearMin is the little sibling of the Bearming theme.
It shares the same philosophy, good readability and modern standards, but in a leaner format. The focus is on displaying your content in a simple, distraction-free, and beautiful way.
To use it, simply copy the styles below, paste them into the Bear theme settings, and start blogging.
/*
* BearMin — a tiny Bear theme
* Version 3.0.0 | 2026-02-21
* Robert Birming | robertbirming.com
*/
*::before, *::after {box-sizing: border-box}
html {-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%}
body {
margin: 2rem auto;
padding: 1.3rem;
max-width: 65ch;
font-family: ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
font-size: 1.0625rem;
line-height: 1.75;
color: #2d3136;
background: #f4f3ef;
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
p { margin: 1.2em 0; }
main p:first-child {margin-top: 0}
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
margin: 2.4rem 0 0.9rem;
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.3;
letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
main h1:first-child {margin-top: 0}
h1 + p time { display: block; margin-top: -1rem; }
h1 {font-size: 1.75rem}
h2 {font-size: 1.45rem}
h3 {font-size: 1.2rem}
h4 {font-size: 1.1rem}
a {
color: #855538;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-thickness: 0.05em;
text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
transition: color 0.15s ease, text-decoration-thickness 0.15s ease;
}
a:hover, a:active, a:focus-visible { color: #5f3e2a; text-decoration: underline; }
blockquote {
margin: 1.8rem 0;
padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
color: #555b61;
font-style: italic;
background: #ede9e1;
border-left: 3px solid #cfc7bb;
}
blockquote p { margin: 0; }
hr { margin: 2rem 0; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #d6d0c6; }
img {
display: block;
margin: 1.5rem 0;
max-width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
main img:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
pre {
margin: 1.6rem 0;
padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
background: #ede9e1;
overflow-x: auto;
font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.9rem;
border: 1px solid #cfc7bb;
}
code { font-family: ui-monospace, monospace; font-size: 0.9rem; }
button { cursor: pointer }
time {
font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.9rem;
color: #6e737a;
font-style: normal;
white-space: nowrap;
}
header {
margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
padding: 0 0 1rem;
border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d0c6;
}
header .title { margin: 0; }
header .title h1 { margin: 0; }
header a.title {
color: inherit;
text-decoration: none;
}
header a.title:hover,
header a.title:focus-visible {
color: inherit;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-thickness: 0.05em;
text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
}
header nav { margin-top: 0.6rem; }
header nav p {
margin: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.75rem;
font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.9rem;
}
header nav a {
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: 600;
}
header nav a:hover,
header nav a:focus-visible {
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-thickness: 0.05em;
text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
}
.blog-posts {
margin: 2rem 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}
.blog-posts li {
display: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 1rem;
padding: 0.2rem 0;
}
.blog-posts li span {flex: 0 0 110px}
h4 + p + .embedded.blog-posts {margin: 0}
footer {
margin: 2rem 0 0;
padding: 1rem 0 !important;
border-top: 1px solid #d6d0c6;
font-size: 1rem;
}
#footer-directive p { margin: 0; }
#footer-directive a {
font-weight: 600;
text-decoration: none;
}
#footer-directive a:hover,
#footer-directive a:focus-visible {
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-thickness: 0.05em;
text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
}
footer span:last-child {
margin-top: 0.6rem;
font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.85rem;
color: #6e737a;
}
footer span:last-child a {
font-weight: 600;
text-decoration: none;
}
footer span:last-child a:hover,
footer span:last-child a:focus-visible {
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-thickness: 0.05em;
text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
}
/* =========================
Dark mode
========================= */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
body {
color: #e2ddd5;
background: #171612;
}
a { color: #cf9860; }
a:hover,
a:active,
a:focus-visible { color: #e8b885; }
blockquote {
color: #c8c2b8;
background: #1f1e1a;
border-left-color: #3a372f;
}
hr { border-top-color: #2f2d28; }
pre {
background: #1f1e1a;
border-color: #3a372f;
}
time { color: #a29e95; }
header { border-bottom-color: #2f2d28; }
footer { border-top-color: #2f2d28; }
footer span:last-child { color: #a29e95; }
}