JaceThings · JaceThings · Jun 12, 2026 · Jun 12, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/vivid-dark-surface.md b/.changeset/vivid-dark-surface.md
diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # @highlighters/core
 
+## 1.2.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 506b8b5: Add a `vivid` option for keeping the ink visible on dark or saturated surfaces, where the default `multiply` optic (`backdrop x ink`) drives a colour toward black and the band disappears. When set, the ink composites on a private escape layer against the page instead of sinking under the shared multiply container. Reuses the existing dark-surface escape path; wins over `blendMode`; keeps the ink's own blend for self-overlaps (a mark crossing itself still darkens); no effect on the flat Tier C (Custom Highlight API) path.
+
+  - `true`: a translucent colour wash (`normal` blend). Deterministic and SSR-safe (no backdrop detection), but the band sits over the text, so light text on a dark surface is muted; pair it with a saturated ink.
+  - `"screen"`: composite the band with `screen`. On a dark surface this mirrors `multiply` on light paper: a bright band that keeps light text legible. It washes out on light surfaces.
+
+  Default `false`, so behaviour is unchanged for existing callers.
+
 ## 1.1.2
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@highlighters/core",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Framework-agnostic, realistic highlighter-pen marks for web text: multiline, deterministic, SSR-safe",
   "author": "Jace Attard <hi@ja.mt> (https://ja.mt)",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # @highlighters/react
 
+## 1.2.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [506b8b5]
+  - @highlighters/core@1.2.0
+
 ## 1.1.2
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@highlighters/react",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "React hook and component for realistic highlighter marks",
   "author": "Jace Attard <hi@ja.mt> (https://ja.mt)",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # @highlighters/svelte
 
+## 1.2.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [506b8b5]
+  - @highlighters/core@1.2.0
+
 ## 1.1.2
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/svelte/package.json b/packages/svelte/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@highlighters/svelte",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Svelte action for realistic highlighter marks",
   "author": "Jace Attard <hi@ja.mt> (https://ja.mt)",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/vue/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vue/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # @highlighters/vue
 
+## 1.2.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [506b8b5]
+  - @highlighters/core@1.2.0
+
 ## 1.1.2
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/vue/package.json b/packages/vue/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@highlighters/vue",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Vue composable and component for realistic highlighter marks",
   "author": "Jace Attard <hi@ja.mt> (https://ja.mt)",
   "license": "MIT",