Ink Story Template

Story Metadata

Configure your story’s basic information with global tags at the top of your main .ink file.

Title and Author

# TITLE: The Mysterious Manor
# AUTHOR: Jane Smith

These are displayed in the template’s header. While not strictly required, your story will look incomplete without them.

Default Theme

# THEME: dark
Value Effect
light Light background, dark text
dark Dark background, light text
(omit tag) Follow reader’s system preference

The theme tag sets the default appearance. Readers can always override this in the Settings menu, and their preference is saved for future visits.

Tip: If you want your story to respect the reader’s system preference (light/dark mode), simply don’t include the # THEME: tag.


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