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The dark background CodeMirror uses by default is a bit strong. Such a dark solid block appearing so close to letters can reduce legibility: {F33977939} By comparison here is some bracket matching in other editors: |Ace|Atom|Sublime|VSCode |----|----|----|---- |{F33977944}|{F33977948}|{F33977946}|{F33977950} While these may look more subtle in screenshots, the are still quite noticeable as the appear and disappear when you move the cursor.

The dark background CodeMirror uses by default is a bit strong. Such a dark solid block appearing so close to letters can reduce legibility: {F33977939} //Update//: As discussed below, it can also make the cursor impossible to see on some OSes. By comparison here is some bracket matching in other editors: |Ace|Atom|Sublime|VSCode |----|----|----|---- |{F33977944}|{F33977948}|{F33977946}|{F33977950} While these may look more subtle in screenshots, the are still quite noticeable as the appear and disappear when you move the cursor.

The dark background CodeMirror uses by default is a bit strong. Such a dark solid block appearing so close to letters can reduce legibility: {F33977939} //Update//: As discussed below, it can also make the cursor impossible to see on some OSes. By comparison here is some bracket matching in other editors: |Ace|Atom|Sublime|VSCode |----|----|----|---- |{F33977944}|{F33977948}|{F33977946}|{F33977950} While these may look more subtle in screenshots, the are still quite noticeable as the appear and disappear when you move the cursor.