diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bda7dd7..63e2d90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ public/
 .hugo_build.lock
 deploy
 
+content/blog/syntax_highlighting_test.md
+
diff --git a/assets/css/syntax.css b/assets/css/syntax.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2349aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/css/syntax.css
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/* overriding syntax.css */
+