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Jun 26, 2025
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Example Blog Post

An example?

A one line summary of what each file and directory is for:

/
├── public/ // Files publicly available to the browser
│   ├── fonts/ // The default fonts for Astro Sphere
│   │   └── atkinson-bold.woff  // default font weight 700
│   │   └── atkinson-regular.woff // default font weight 400
│   ├── js/ // Javascript that will be imported into <head>
│   │   └── animate.js // function for animating page elements
│   │   └── bg.js // function for generating the background
│   │   └── scroll.js // scroll handler for the header styles
│   │   └── theme.js // controls the light and dark theme
│   └── brand.svg //the icon that displays in header and footer
│   └── favicon.svg //the icon that displays in the browser
│   └── ui.svg // an svg sprite for all ui icons on the website
│   └── social.svg // an svg sprite for all social media icons
│   └── open-graph.jpg // the default image for open-graph
│   └── robots.txt // for web crawlers and bots to index the website
├── src/ // Everything that will be built for the website
│   ├── components/ // All astro and SolidJs components
│   ├── content/ // Contains all static markdown to be compiled
│   │   |  blog/ // Contains all blog post markdown
│   │   |  projects/ // Contains all projects markdown
│   │   |  work/ // Contains all work page markdown
│   │   |  legal/ // Contains all legal docs markdown
│   │   └── config.ts // Contains the collection config for Astro
│   ├── layouts/ // Reused layouts across the website
│   └── pages/ // All of the pages on the website
│   └── styles/ // CSS and global tailwind styles
│   └── lib/ // Global helper functions
│   └── consts.ts // Page metadata, general configuration
│   └── types.ts // Types for consts.ts
└── .gitignore // Files and directories to be ignored by Git
└── .eslintignore // Files and directories to be ignored by ESLint
└── eslintrc.cjs // ESLint configuration
└── astro.config.mjs // Astro configuration
└── tailwind.config.mjs // Tailwind configuration
└── tsconfig.json // Typescript configuration
└── package.json // All the installed packages

Astro Sphere comes preconfigured with social media links for Email, Github, Linked In and Twitter (X), but it’s very easy to add more.

Edit consts.ts

// consts.ts

export const SOCIALS: Socials = [
  { 
    NAME: "Github",
    ICON: "github",
    TEXT: "markhorn-dev",
    HREF: "https://github.com/markhorn-dev/astro-sphere"
  },
]
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
NAMEstringyesAccessible name
ICONstringyesRefers to the symbol id in public/social.svg
TEXTstringyesShorthand profile name
HREFstringyesThe link to the social media profile

Edit /public/social.svg

Simply add your own symbols to the svg sprite.

It is recommended that all styles be removed from new symbols added, or they may not show up correctly or conflict with Tailwind’s classes.

The id should match the icon field as specified in your consts.ts file.

<!-- public/social.svg -->

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <symbol id="github" viewBox="0 0 496 512">
      <path d="M165.9 397.4c0 2-2.3 3.6-5.2 3.6-3.3 .3-5.6-1.3-5.6-3.6 0-2 2.3-3.6 5.2-3.6 3-.3 5.6 1.3 5.6 3.6zm-31.1-4.5c-.7 2 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.6 1 5.6 0 6.2-2s-1.3-4.3-4.3-5.2c-2.6-.7-5.5 .3-6.2 2.3zm44.2-1.7c-2.9 .7-4.9 2.6-4.6 4.9 .3 2 2.9 3.3 5.9 2.6 2.9-.7 4.9-2.6 4.6-4.6-.3-1.9-3-3.2-5.9-2.9zM244.8 8C106.1 8 0 113.3 0 252c0 110.9 69.8 205.8 169.5 239.2 12.8 2.3 17.3-5.6 17.3-12.1 0-6.2-.3-40.4-.3-61.4 0 0-70 15-84.7-29.8 0 0-11.4-29.1-27.8-36.6 0 0-22.9-15.7 1.6-15.4 0 0 24.9 2 38.6 25.8 21.9 38.6 58.6 27.5 72.9 20.9 2.3-16 8.8-27.1 16-33.7-55.9-6.2-112.3-14.3-112.3-110.5 0-27.5 7.6-41.3 23.6-58.9-2.6-6.5-11.1-33.3 2.6-67.9 20.9-6.5 69 27 69 27 20-5.6 41.5-8.5 62.8-8.5s42.8 2.9 62.8 8.5c0 0 48.1-33.6 69-27 13.7 34.7 5.2 61.4 2.6 67.9 16 17.7 25.8 31.5 25.8 58.9 0 96.5-58.9 104.2-114.8 110.5 9.2 7.9 17 22.9 17 46.4 0 33.7-.3 75.4-.3 83.6 0 6.5 4.6 14.4 17.3 12.1C428.2 457.8 496 362.9 496 252 496 113.3 383.5 8 244.8 8zM97.2 352.9c-1.3 1-1 3.3 .7 5.2 1.6 1.6 3.9 2.3 5.2 1 1.3-1 1-3.3-.7-5.2-1.6-1.6-3.9-2.3-5.2-1zm-10.8-8.1c-.7 1.3 .3 2.9 2.3 3.9 1.6 1 3.6 .7 4.3-.7 .7-1.3-.3-2.9-2.3-3.9-2-.6-3.6-.3-4.3 .7zm32.4 35.6c-1.6 1.3-1 4.3 1.3 6.2 2.3 2.3 5.2 2.6 6.5 1 1.3-1.3 .7-4.3-1.3-6.2-2.2-2.3-5.2-2.6-6.5-1zm-11.4-14.7c-1.6 1-1.6 3.6 0 5.9 1.6 2.3 4.3 3.3 5.6 2.3 1.6-1.3 1.6-3.9 0-6.2-1.4-2.3-4-3.3-5.6-2z"/>
    </symbol>
</defs>
</svg>

Headings

# H1

## H2

### H3

#### H4

##### H5

###### H6

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5
H6

Paragraph

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Images

Relative image in the /public folder

![blog placeholder](/open-graph.jpg)

blog placeholder

Relative Image in the same folder as the markdown

![Test Relative Image](./spongebob.png)

Test Relative Image

Blockquotes

The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a footer or cite element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations.

Blockquote without attribution

Syntax

> Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.  
> **Note** that you can use _Markdown syntax_ within a blockquote.

Output

Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.
Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.

Blockquote with attribution

Syntax

> Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.<br>
> — <cite>Rob Pike[^1]</cite>

Output

Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
Rob Pike1

Tables

Syntax

| Italics   | Bold     | Code   |
| --------- | -------- | ------ |
| _italics_ | **bold** | `code` |

Output

ItalicsBoldCode
italicsboldcode

Code Blocks

Syntax

we can use 3 backticks ``` in new line and write snippet and close with 3 backticks on new line and to highlight language specific syntac, write one word of language name after first 3 backticks, for eg. html, javascript, css, markdown, typescript, txt, bash

```html
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>Test</p>
  </body>
</html>
```

Output

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>Test</p>
  </body>
</html>

List Types

Ordered List

Syntax

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Output

  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Unordered List

Syntax

- List item
- Another item
- And another item

Output

  • List item
  • Another item
  • And another item

Nested list

Syntax

- Fruit
  - Apple
  - Orange
  - Banana
- Dairy
  - Milk
  - Cheese

Output

  • Fruit
    • Apple
    • Orange
    • Banana
  • Dairy
    • Milk
    • Cheese

Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark

Syntax

<abbr title="Graphics Interchange Format">GIF</abbr> is a bitmap image format.

H<sub>2</sub>O

X<sup>n</sup> + Y<sup>n</sup> = Z<sup>n</sup>

Press <kbd><kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>ALT</kbd>+<kbd>Delete</kbd></kbd> to end the session.

Most <mark>salamanders</mark> are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

Output

GIF is a bitmap image format.

H2O

Xn + Yn = Zn

Press CTRL+ALT+Delete to end the session.

Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

Footnotes

  1. The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike’s talk during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015.