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Basic dark mode toggler using CSS variables and cookies
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<!-- https://gfscott.com/blog/dark-mode-for-real/ --> | |
<!doctype html> | |
<html lang="en-CA"> | |
<head> | |
<meta charset="utf-8"> | |
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> | |
<script> | |
// Get cookie value by name | |
function getCookie (name) { | |
let value = `; ${document.cookie}`; | |
let parts = value.split(`; ${name}=`); | |
if (parts.length === 2) return parts.pop().split(';').shift(); | |
} | |
// Set cookie key and value | |
function setCookie (key, value) { | |
document.cookie = `${key}=${value}; path=/; max-age=${60 * 60 * 24 * 365}; SameSite=Strict; Secure;`; | |
} | |
</script> | |
</head> | |
<body data-theme="light"> | |
<!-- Toggle checkbox --> | |
<label id="theme" for="theme_toggler"> | |
<input type="checkbox" id="theme_toggler" class="visuallyhidden"> | |
</label> | |
<script> | |
const toggler = document.querySelector('#theme_toggler'); | |
const media = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)'); | |
const getSystemTheme = () => { | |
return media.matches ? "dark" : "light"; | |
} | |
// Set the theme, update the UI and the cookie | |
const setTheme = (color) => { | |
setCookie('theme', color) | |
document.querySelector('body').dataset.theme = color; | |
toggler.checked = color === 'dark' ? true : false; | |
let other = color === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark'; | |
toggler.ariaLabel = `Switch to ${other} mode`; | |
} | |
// Use cookie preference if it exists; otherwise use browser preference | |
if ( getCookie('theme') ) { | |
setTheme(getCookie('theme')) | |
} else { | |
setTheme(getSystemTheme()) | |
} | |
// Listen for checkbox toggle | |
toggler.addEventListener('change', () => { | |
toggler.checked ? setTheme('dark') : setTheme('light'); | |
}); | |
// Listen for browser preference change | |
media.onchange = () => { | |
setTheme(getSystemTheme()) | |
} | |
</script> | |
</body> | |
</html> | |
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:root { | |
--hue: 215; | |
--sat: 50%; | |
--colorBgPrimary: hsl(var(--hue), var(--sat), 100%); | |
--colorFgPrimary: hsl(var(--hue), var(--sat), 20%); | |
--colorFgSecondary: hsl(var(--hue), 25%, 45%); | |
--colorAccentPrimary: hsl(var(--hue), calc(var(--sat) * 2), 35%); | |
--colorAccentSecondary: hsl(var(--hue), calc(var(--sat) * 2), 50%); | |
} | |
body[data-theme="dark"] { | |
--hue: 200; | |
--colorBgPrimary: hsl(var(--hue), var(--sat), 15%); | |
--colorFgPrimary: hsl(var(--hue), var(--sat), 90%); | |
--colorFgSecondary: hsl(var(--hue), 25%, 70%); | |
--colorAccentPrimary: hsl(30, calc(var(--sat) * 2), 75%); | |
--colorAccentSecondary: hsl(30, calc(var(--sat) * 2), 65%); | |
} | |
/* Accessibly hide elements */ | |
.visuallyhidden { | |
border: 0; | |
clip: rect(0 0 0 0); | |
height: 1px; | |
margin: -1px; | |
overflow: hidden; | |
padding: 0; | |
position: absolute; | |
width: 1px; | |
} | |
/* Dark Mode Toggler */ | |
#theme { | |
display: grid; | |
place-content: center; | |
position: absolute; | |
height: 2rem; | |
width: 2rem; | |
top: 1rem; | |
right: 1rem; | |
border: solid 2px transparent; | |
border-radius: 3px; | |
} | |
#theme:focus-within { | |
border-color: var(--colorAccentPrimary); | |
} | |
body[data-theme="dark"] #theme::before { | |
content: "\1F506"; | |
} | |
body[data-theme="light"] #theme::before { | |
content: "\1F312"; | |
} |
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