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@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ vim.cmd[[colorscheme tokyonight]]
 ```vim
 " Example config in VimScript
 let g:tokyonight_style = "night"
-let g:tokyonight_italic_functions = true
+let g:tokyonight_italic_functions = 1
 let g:tokyonight_sidebars = [ "qf", "vista_kind", "terminal", "packer" ]
 
 " Load the colorscheme