# \#face **URL:** https://discuss.kakoune.com/tag/face/16.md [Latest](https://discuss.kakoune.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.kakoune.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.kakoune.com/tags.md) --- ## [Changing the cursor colour in Insert mode](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/changing-the-cursor-colour-in-insert-mode/394)
**Author:** [@Screwtapello](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Screwtapello)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/changing-the-cursor-colour-in-insert-mode/394 "2026-05-21T17:23:29Z")
Inspired by a recent GitHub issue, I figured I’d try changing the cursor colour scheme between insert and normal mode. It was trickier than I expected, because I prefer to stick to the basic 16 terminal colours. It’s dif… --- ## [Best way to check the face under the cursor?](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/best-way-to-check-the-face-under-the-cursor/2532)
**Author:** [@evannjohnson](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/evannjohnson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/best-way-to-check-the-face-under-the-cursor/2532 "2024-08-27T07:50:51Z")
I’ve been using Kakoune for a number of months, and I’m starting to write my own customizations. I’m trying to understand the best way to take one action or another based on the face under the primary cursor. It doesn’t … --- ## [\[Resolved\] Changing cursor style depending on mode](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/resolved-changing-cursor-style-depending-on-mode/287)
**Author:** [@EpocSquadron](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/EpocSquadron)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/resolved-changing-cursor-style-depending-on-mode/287 "2023-09-16T20:39:26Z")
Is there a way? In vim I was used to that extra bit of feedback as to which mode I was in based on if I had a block cursor (normal) or vertical line (insert). Perhaps related would be the ability to turn on blinking of t… --- ## [Display all faces in the current color scheme](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/display-all-faces-in-the-current-color-scheme/1178)
**Author:** [@Screwtapello](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Screwtapello)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/display-all-faces-in-the-current-color-scheme/1178 "2020-07-31T03:54:59Z")
If you’ve worked on a color scheme for Vim, you’ll be familiar with Vim’s :hi command, which (without any additional arguments) lists all the text styles Vim knows about, along with the definition of that style and an ex… --- ## [What am I missing about how Kakoune calculates colors?](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/what-am-i-missing-about-how-kakoune-calculates-colors/1026)
**Author:** [@brianhicks](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/brianhicks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/what-am-i-missing-about-how-kakoune-calculates-colors/1026 "2020-05-22T17:29:27Z")
I’m trying to port Ayu to Kakoune. Quite a nice color theme! Only I’m seeing some problems… for instance, Ayu Mirage has a background of #1F2430 but Kakoune is rendering it as #242424 Those colors again, larger and si… --- ## [Creating a personal theme: 'face' wrong\_argument count](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/creating-a-personal-theme-face-wrong-argument-count/945)
**Author:** [@The-BigDaddy](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/The-BigDaddy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/creating-a-personal-theme-face-wrong-argument-count/945 "2020-04-01T06:28:11Z")
Hello all, So I’m trying to create a Monokai theme for Kakoune. Looking around at other people’s themes, I made this # Classic Monokai Theme for Kakoune evaluate-commands %sh{ bg="rgb:272822" bgtwo="rgb:1D1E19… --- ## [RGB blending for PrimarySelection → SecondarySelection face colors](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/rgb-blending-for-primaryselection-secondaryselection-face-colors/753)
**Author:** [@Delapouite](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Delapouite)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 5:21am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/rgb-blending-for-primaryselection-secondaryselection-face-colors/753 "2019-10-15T05:21:37Z")
Hello I mainly use Dracula as my color theme for my CLI tools. When I ported this theme to Kakoune a few years ago, I arbitrarily decided that the primary selection would be pink and the secondary selections would be p… --- ## [Playing around with the new face @base syntax](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/playing-around-with-the-new-face-base-syntax/495)
**Author:** [@Delapouite](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Delapouite)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/playing-around-with-the-new-face-base-syntax/495 "2019-04-30T23:45:47Z")
Hello I tried to played a bit with the new face syntax introduced in https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/commit/4e24ba86cc95c51f78ebe9e77f1848b6760dbeb5 and I think I don’t understand fully how it works. Let’s open a stoc… --- ## [Base16 shell vs kak](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/base16-shell-vs-kak/368)
**Author:** [@bme](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/bme)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/base16-shell-vs-kak/368 "2019-03-14T19:36:53Z")
very new kak user. I currently use base16-shell to manage my terminal theme. It seems that kak emits it’s own codes to change the colors when it launches. Fine, but it doesn’t restore the prior shell colours when it exit…