Version 2.2.1 of package Highlight-Parentheses has just been released in NonGNU ELPA. You can now find it in M-x list-packages RET.
Highlight-Parentheses describes itself as: ================================= Highlight surrounding parentheses ================================= More at https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/highlight-parentheses.html ## Summary: # highlight-parentheses: Highlights parentheses surrounding point in Emacs [![NonGNU ELPA](https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/highlight-parentheses.svg)](https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/highlight-parentheses.html) `highlight-parentheses.el` dynamically highlights the parentheses surrounding point based on nesting-level using configurable lists of colors, background colors, and other properties. ## Screenshot See how parens are fontified in different shades of red based on nesting level if they contain point. ![A screenshot showing highlight-parentheses.el in action](screenshot.png) ## Usage Add the following to your `.emacs` file: ```elisp (require 'highlight-parentheses) ``` Enable the mode using `M-x highlight-parentheses-mode` or by adding it to a hook like so: ## Recent NEWS: [Not provided 🙁]