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A facile and novel method for the synthesis of monodisperse hyper-crosslinking polymer nanoparticles (HPNs) is reported in the combination of vesicle bilayer templating and hyper-crosslinking technology. Monodisperse polymer nanoparticles (PNs) around 61 nm are first obtained through the confined reaction of vinylbenzyl chloride and divinylbenzene in the bilayers of the vesicles, and then the PNs are turned into HPNs through the Friedel–Crafts-type hyper-crosslinking reaction. The finally obtained HPNs demonstrate small and uniform size, high Brunauere–Emmette–Teller surface area up to ≈1300 m2 g−1, a very high micropore area above 1000 m2 g−1 and a micropore volume of 0.55 cm3 g−1. In addition, they also show the carbon dioxide adsorption capacity of 2.87 mmol g−1 (273 K, 1 bar), which is among the best CO2 adsorption property for “Davankov Resins.”