What is Tyto?

Tyto is a custom Quarto format for building clean, readable data documents and sites. It combines a vertical-rhythm typography system, a responsive sidebar menu, and a full-viewport hero title block into a single cohesive theme.

Features

• Dark / light mode — persisted across sessions via localStorage
• Keyboard shortcuts — t toggles theme, m toggles menu, Escape closes menu
• Live table of contents — powered by tocbot, updates on scroll
• Smooth page transitions — the menu stays fixed while content fades between pages
• Responsive layout — bottom-sheet menu on mobile, fixed sidebar on desktop

Getting started

Install the extension into any Quarto project:

quarto add tyto-data/tyto

Then set the format in your document front matter:

format:
  tyto-html: default

Render and preview:

quarto preview