🔗 Dark mode with web standards

Using prefers-color-scheme is a straightforward way to respect users' OS settings for dark mode, but users crave more control. This article explains how to support user-customized themes by implementing a toggle in web applications. It details the primary methods of defining color schemes in HTML and CSS, emphasizing a meta tag for faster loading times, and how to use JavaScript for easy toggling between light and dark modes.

Furthermore, it clarifies what color-scheme can influence, from system colors to gradients, but also notes its limitations, especially when paired with prefers-color-scheme. The article also covers specifics around SVG and iframe interactions with color schemes and hints at emerging features in CSS that could refine theme handling in the future. Developers are encouraged to engage in discussions around browser implementations of these ideas.