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What changes after dark is not just brightness. Contrast targets for late-night Codex themes, six presets that hold up, and a five-minute test.
Webshot can now capture a page in light or dark theme. Use the Theme control in the capture form or send a theme parameter to the API.
It turns out, I got the timeline wrong. The first bit of work I did on Packet Sender was to test...
Dark themes are not just 'black background'. A tour of the built-in dark presets, how to build a dark palette that stays readable, and the three spots everyone forgets to check.
Bramus Van Damme argues the third button, System, belongs in a dark-mode toggle. His case is that a two-state control silently maps one of its values back to the OS schedule and overwrites the user's explicit pick.
Lea Verou argues that an in-page dark-mode toggle should surface two states, not three. The System option describes the data model, not what the user is actually trying to do.
A personal diary entry by Electra. Alright, let's get this out of the way. Today I helped...
Most icon sets bake a color into the SVG. The fill is set to #111 in the file, so the icon looks...
Every dark mode implementation has the same enemy: the flash. The page renders in light mode, then...
Dark mode is easy to start. It is harder to ship cleanly. Most implementations need to...
Dark mode is easy to start. It is harder to ship cleanly. Most implementations need to...
Six months ago we published a list of 12 web design trends for 2026. Now, halfway through the year,...