commit a8de13a988822f965b9dd2574c13239b03550818
from: Isaac Meerleo <isaac@itm.works>
date: Tue Jun 16 14:40:33 2026 UTC

Add prose font + scaled org headline faces

Enable mixed-pitch for prose (Noto Sans) in org/markdown/fountain while
keeping code, tables, headlines, and tags monospace. Scale org-level
faces so heading levels are visually distinct.

commit - 353cceddc78b4c1ddea71ccb31e13308f0c6830e
commit + a8de13a988822f965b9dd2574c13239b03550818
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--- doom/config.el
+++ doom/config.el
@@ -35,6 +35,36 @@
 (setq catppuccin-flavor 'frappe) ;; or 'latte, 'macchiato, or 'mocha
 (setq doom-theme 'catppuccin)
 
+;; Proportional font for prose. `mixed-pitch-mode' (from the :ui zen module)
+;; swaps body text to this font while keeping code, tables, line numbers, and
+;; inline verbatim monospace.
+(setq doom-variable-pitch-font (font-spec :family "Noto Sans" :size 16))
+(add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'mixed-pitch-mode)
+(add-hook 'markdown-mode-hook #'mixed-pitch-mode)
+(add-hook 'fountain-mode-hook #'mixed-pitch-mode)
+
+;; Doom ships org headlines all at the same height; scale them so heading
+;; levels are visually distinct. Float heights are relative to the default.
+(custom-set-faces!
+  '(org-document-title :weight medium :height 1.4)
+  '(org-level-1 :weight medium :height 1.3)
+  '(org-level-2 :weight medium :height 1.2)
+  '(org-level-3 :weight normal :height 1.15)
+  '(org-level-4 :weight normal :height 1.1)
+  '(org-level-5 :weight normal :height 1.05)
+  '(org-level-6 :weight normal)
+  '(org-level-7 :weight normal)
+  '(org-level-8 :weight normal))
+
+;; Keep headline lines and tags monospace so right-aligned tags line up on
+;; their column; only body text uses Cantarell. (org-document-title is already
+;; in mixed-pitch's default fixed list; org-level-* and org-tag are not.)
+(after! mixed-pitch
+  (dolist (face '(org-level-1 org-level-2 org-level-3 org-level-4
+                  org-level-5 org-level-6 org-level-7 org-level-8
+                  org-tag))
+    (add-to-list 'mixed-pitch-fixed-pitch-faces face)))
+
 ;; This determines the style of line numbers in effect. If set to `nil', line
 ;; numbers are disabled. For relative line numbers, set this to `relative'.
 (setq display-line-numbers-type t)