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Override user-agent dark mode styling with `prefers-color-scheme` media query
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<!DOCTYPE html> | |
<html lang="en"> | |
<head> | |
<meta charset="UTF-8" /> | |
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /> | |
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> | |
<meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light" /> | |
<title> | |
Override user-agent dark mode styling with `prefers-color-scheme` media | |
query | |
</title> | |
<style> | |
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { | |
h2.dark { | |
color: #bae6fd; /* Default on Chrome is white (#fff) */ | |
} | |
div.dark { | |
background-color: #27272a; | |
} | |
} | |
</style> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<h1> | |
This page shows how to override browser's default styling in dark mode. No | |
JS needed. | |
</h1> | |
<pre> | |
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { | |
h2.dark { | |
color: #bae6fd; /* override the default dark mode text color white (#fff) */ | |
} | |
} | |
</pre> | |
<h2>An h2 tag with browser's default color</h2> | |
<h2 class="dark">An h2 tag with prefers-color-scheme override</h2> | |
<div | |
style="width: 300px; padding: 20px; font-size: 1.2rem" | |
class="dark" | |
> | |
<p>Some text with custom <code>background-color</code> override.</p> | |
<p> | |
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Provident | |
reprehenderit iste eius voluptas minima a beatae iure eos debitis optio? | |
Doloribus placeat, at minus odio neque numquam distinctio ipsam quam. | |
</p> | |
</div> | |
</body> | |
</html> |
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