- **build:** out of order css in prod builds ([241d17d](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/241d17d9839f06b17c3898b1a8ba0f9fa12da0d1)), closes [#4098](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4098)
- **build:** respect `vite.clearScreen` in build ([8ea776a](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/8ea776addc2c3bcabf3c707a9a81d6e0080a8fcb)), closes [#4468](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4468)
- **build:** specify mode for iconify ([8a5e8ea](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/8a5e8ea4f5b7cba0a6c909d8949f0c20426104a6))
- **theme:** apply `externalLinkIcon` option on `VPHome` ([#4492](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4492)) ([fe48943](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/fe48943640895d859811b81f86d78c3e510dbe54))
- **theme:** don't show external link icon for images ([096bba1](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/096bba19fb61c4b2f8f527046b4b0fe2e91c6bd6))
- **theme:** ignore footnote-ref for outline ([1832617](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/183261753b04c2c96ddb8c10e520c748c6d3e613)), closes [#4402](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4402)
- **theme:** includes text to h1 tag for hero page ([#4472](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4472)) ([bd896c6](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/bd896c638f8046f6546b5b32e8f98f3707aa8d05)), closes [#4453](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4453)
### Features
- **build:** export normalize function from shared chunk ([616f63f](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/616f63f5f08a57347f2800e2d147d5bcd1cd072d)), closes [#4401](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4401)
- **build:** shiki transformers now use v3 [matching algorithm](https://shiki.style/packages/transformers#matching-algorithm) ([373f9b9](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/373f9b933ee44f33a15ebdcfcb6db6dfac52f739))