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Dark & light mode switch (with preferred choice kept in localStorage)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<style>
:root {
--light-color: #fafafa;
--dark-color: #222;
--background-color: var(--light-color);
--text-color: var(--dark-color);
}
html,
body {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 100;
}
html {
height: 100%;
}
body {
min-height: 100%;
}
input[name='color-scheme'],
input[name='color-scheme']:checked+label {
display: none;
}
#dark-mode:checked~label,
#dark-mode:checked~.page {
--background-color: var(--dark-color);
--text-color: var(--light-color);
}
.page {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
min-height: 100vh;
font-size: 3rem;
background-color: var(--background-color);
color: var(--text-color);
}
.color-scheme {
position: absolute;
top: 1rem;
right: 1rem;
width: 4rem;
font-size: 3rem;
line-height: 4rem;
text-align: center;
user-select: none;
color: var(--text-color);
}
</style>
<script>
const colorScheme = localStorage.getItem("color-scheme") || colorScheme;
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="radio" id="dark-mode" value="dark-mode" name="color-scheme">
<label for="dark-mode" class="color-scheme">☾</label>
<!-- checked; default to light mode if JavaScript disabled -->
<input type="radio" id="light-mode" value="light-mode" name="color-scheme" checked>
<label for="light-mode" class="color-scheme">☀︎</label>
<script>
// use preferred color scheme
document.getElementById("light-mode").checked = colorScheme === "light-mode";
document.getElementById("dark-mode").checked = colorScheme === "dark-mode";
</script>
<div class="page">
<p class="content">Hello world!</p>
</div>
<script>
Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("input[name='color-scheme']"))
.forEach(el => el.addEventListener("click", event => {
localStorage.setItem("color-scheme", event.target.id);
}));
</script>
</body>
</html>
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