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href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Manual:Dark_mode/fr?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Manuel:Mode sombre (50% translated)" lang="fr" dir="ltr">français</a></li> <li><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Manual:Dark_mode/zh?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Manual: (100% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Manual:Dark_mode/ja?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Manual:ダーク モード (25% translated)" lang="ja" dir="ltr">日本語</a></li> </ul> </div> <p><b>Dark mode</b> is when MediaWiki's uses a <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-on-dark_color_scheme" class="extiw" title="w:Light-on-dark color scheme">light-on-dark color scheme.</a> This can be implemented with <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skins?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skins">a skin</a>, an <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/extension?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/extension">extension</a> or <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Interface/JavaScript?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Interface/JavaScript">user style/gadget</a>.</p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="How_to_enable_dark_mode">How to enable dark mode</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: How to enable dark mode"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Recommended_solutions">Recommended solutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Recommended solutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <p>In 2024, the recommend way for MediaWiki skins to use dark mode is to make use of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Using_CSS_custom_properties">CSS custom properties</a> and define a dark mode palette that applies in the scenarios where the user has expressed a preference for dark mode at the operating system level (using <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-color-scheme">prefers-color-scheme</a>) or opted into dark mode via the UI.</p> <p>This solution is supported on Wikimedia projects in the Wikipedia App, the Vector 2022 and Minerva skins. One of the implications of this is that template editors must adapt their content to work in dark mode.</p> <p>Therefore, template authors should be familiar with <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Recommendations_for_dark_mode_compatibility_on_Wikimedia_wikis?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Recommendations for dark mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis">Recommendations for dark mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis</a> for understanding how to make templates that are compatible with MediaWiki's dark mode implementations.</p> <p>Skins that support dark mode are collected under <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Skins_with_dark_mode?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Skins with dark mode">Category:Skins with dark mode</a>.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Generic_solutions">Generic solutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Generic solutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <p>A typical generic solution to dark mode is to apply a CSS filter across the entire page, to make the page darker. This approach can be applied generally to all skins that do not support dark mode, however has several limitations including</p> <ul> <li>performance problems on large pages and older devices</li> <li>can lead to misinformation - where colors correspond with information, and are incorrectly darkened for example articles about colors e.g. International Orange</li> </ul> <p>For third parties, that understand the downsides of this approach, the <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Extension:DarkMode?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Extension:DarkMode">Extension:DarkMode</a> can be installed or a <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Volker_E._(WMF)/dark-mode" class="extiw" title="en:User:Volker E. (WMF)/dark-mode">MediaWiki gadget / site-wide user script can be applied</a>. For logged in users, the gadget can be modified as <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Manual:Interface/JavaScript?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Manual:Interface/JavaScript">a user script</a> and for anonymous users, various browser extensions exist.<a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:Dark_mode">Wikipedia:Dark_mode</a> lists various options for registered and unregistered users.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="User_stylesheets">User stylesheets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: User stylesheets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <p>An alternative approach for adding dark mode is to define a user stylesheet that overrides existing rules provided by the skins. The problem with this is that it must be updated every time the skin changes.</p> <p>Such user styles are collected in <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:User_scripts_for_enabling_dark_mode?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:User scripts for enabling dark mode">Category:User scripts for enabling dark mode</a> and may be packaged as user <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CSS?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/CSS">CSS</a> or <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/gadget?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/gadget">gadgets</a>.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Forcing_dark_mode_temporarily">Forcing dark mode temporarily</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Forcing dark mode temporarily"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <p>You can also force the dark mode feature on a page. Add <code>?vectornightmode=1</code> (for Vector 2022, the desktop skin) or <code>?minervanightmode=1</code> (for Minerva, the mobile skin) to the URL.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="How_to_report_issues_with_dark_mode">How to report issues with dark mode</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: How to report issues with dark mode"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Issues_with_third-party_gadgets">Issues with third-party gadgets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Issues with third-party gadgets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <p>Please report issues with gadgets or user scripts directly to the associated gadget or user script talk page. Please do not use Phabricator to report issues with gadgets as they will not reach the right person.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Issues_with_content_in_Wikimedia_sites">Issues with content in Wikimedia sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Issues with content in Wikimedia sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <p>For issues relating to the content itself - for example infoboxes or boxes that appear on the side of the article, it is best to directly report them to editors via the talk page or attempt to fix them using <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Recommendations_for_night_mode_compatibility_on_Wikimedia_wikis?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Recommendations for night mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis">Recommendations for night mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis</a> as a guide.</p> <p>In some cases, you may be able to fix issues yourselves by clicking edit and updating inline styles. In other cases, fixes may require edits to commonly <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Transclusion?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Transclusion">transcluded</a> templates, that you do not have permission to edit. If you need to identify the template responsible, you can click edit using VisualEditor and hover over the element to identify the associated template. Use the talk page to communicate the issue.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Issues_with_user_interface_in_Wikimedia_software">Issues with user interface in Wikimedia software</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Issues with user interface in Wikimedia software"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <p>For issues in dark mode, please file bugs against the associated extension. For example if you notice an issue inside the <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Extension:Echo?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Extension:Echo">Echo</a> notification dialog, please file a ticket against the Echo extension and tag <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/7232/" class="extiw" title="phab:project/view/7232/">#dark-mode</a>. Note: The generic catch all hash tag <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/7232/" class="extiw" title="phab:project/view/7232/">#dark-mode</a> is provided for when you are unable to identify the reason for the bug. This is loosely monitored and will eventually be redirected to the correct maintainer.</p> <p>Note for issues specifically on non-Wikimedia sites, with <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Extension:DarkMode?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Extension:DarkMode">Extension:DarkMode</a> please use <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/4006/" class="extiw" title="phab:project/view/4006/">the dedicated phabricator tag</a>. This extension is not used on Wikimedia sites.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r6651107">.mw-parser-output .note{background-position:left 7px top 50%;padding:0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 40px;margin:0.5em 0;overflow:hidden;background-color:#f8f9fa;color:#333;background-repeat:no-repeat;border:1px solid #ddd}.mw-parser-output .note-inline{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .note-info{background-color:#eaf3ff;color:#333;background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/OOjs_UI_icon_information-progressive.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#a3caff;padding-left:40px;min-height:25px}.mw-parser-output .note-reminder{background-color:#fff9ea;color:#333;background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#fc3;min-height:25px}.mw-parser-output .note-warn{background-color:#fff9ea;color:#333;background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/OOjs_UI_icon_alert-warning.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#fc3;min-height:25px}.mw-parser-output .note-error{background-color:#fee7e6;color:#333;background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#c33;min-height:25px}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .note{background-color:transparent;color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .note{background-color:transparent;color:inherit}}</style> <div role="note" class="note note-info"> Timeline may be out of date and some dates prior to 2019 may be inaccurate - please update if you have the knowledge! </div> <p><b>2010:</b> A <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-on-dark_color_scheme" class="extiw" title="en:Light-on-dark color scheme">light-on-dark color scheme</a> (dark mode, night mode) has been suggested as an option/enhancement to Wikipedia numerous times since 2010, including on <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T26070" class="extiw" title="phab:T26070">Phabricator</a>.</p> <p><b>February 2019</b> Dark mode is the 2nd wish of the large ideas on <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2022/Results/Larger_suggestions" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Results/Larger suggestions">the community wishlist survey</a>. It is planned under the scope of the <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements">desktop improvements</a> project so <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Status_report_1%23Night_Mode" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Status report 1">declined from the wishlist</a>.</p> <p><b>May 2019</b> The <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements">desktop improvements</a> project begins. This kick starts work on the design system <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Codex?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Codex">Codex</a>, design tokens and architectural rewrites that may eventually facilitate the creation of a dark mode experience.</p> <p><b>May 2019</b> The Community Tech team discuss applying a generic dark mode solution that uses an invert, as part of the Wishlist survey.</p> <p><b>September 2019</b> Volker releases the <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DUser:Volker_E._(WMF)/dark-mode%26action%3Dhistory">first dark mode gadget</a>.</p> <p><b>December 2021</b> English Wikipedia adds a dark mode gadget</p> <p><b>February 2022</b> Dark mode is the top wish of the large ideas on <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2022/Results/Larger_suggestions" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Results/Larger suggestions">the community wishlist survey</a>.</p> <p><b>February 2023</b> Dark mode tops the <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2023/Results" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Results">community wishlist 2023</a></p> <p><b>June 2023</b> The <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements">desktop improvements</a> project concludes, adding support for <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333867" class="extiw" title="phab:T333867">preferences for logged out users</a>. We are able to consider a native dark mode experience for anonymous users for the first time.</p> <p><b>July 2023</b> The <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading">accessibility for reading project</a> begins with scope of supporting adding controls for changing text size and color scheme.</p> <p><b>November 2023</b> Dark mode is announced on the <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/24/dark-mode-is-coming/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2023/11/24/dark-mode-is-coming/">Wikimedia blog</a></p> <p><b>January 2024</b> Development on dark mode begins.</p> <p><b>March 2024</b> Support was added for CSS variables in <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/Codex?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Codex">Codex</a>.</p> <p><b>June 2024</b> Support was added for CSS variables in <a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/wiki/OOUI?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="OOUI">OOUI</a>.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://www-mediawiki-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Manual:Dark_mode&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11&amp;_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> </div> <ul> <li><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:Dark_mode">Wikipedia:Dark_mode</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-on-dark_color_scheme" class="extiw" title="w:Light-on-dark color scheme">dark color scheme</a></li> </ul><!-- NewPP limit report Parsed by mw‐web.eqiad.main‐59856bd7d8‐dv9xd Cached time: 20241119180221 Cache expiry: 2592000 Reduced expiry: false Complications: [show‐toc] CPU time usage: 0.159 seconds Real time usage: 0.204 seconds Preprocessor visited node count: 103/1000000 Post‐expand include size: 416/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 234/2097152 bytes Highest expansion depth: 5/100 Expensive parser function count: 0/500 Unstrip recursion depth: 0/20 Unstrip post‐expand size: 2745/5000000 bytes Number of Wikibase entities loaded: 0/400 --> <!-- Transclusion expansion time report (%,ms,calls,template) 100.00% 17.833 1 Template:Note 100.00% 17.833 1 -total --> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key mediawikiwiki:pcache:1080983:|#|:idhash:canonical and timestamp 20241119180221 and revision id 6778262. 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