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A light-on-dark color scheme (dark mode, night mode) is available to Wikipedia's smartphone apps and website (for users using the default skins) since July 2024.. In addition to this there is a gadget on English Wikipedia, and various volunteer-written CSS files that allow customization for logged-in users.
WikimediaUI Dark mode is a gadget for enabling dark mode in modern browsers, based on experimental work of Wikimedia Design team members Volker E. and Alex Hollender in support by volunteer MusikAnimal and others.
Dark mode mitigates this by giving us a darker background with light text, reducing glare and minimizing eye fatigue. This feature is especially helpful for night-time readers or readers who spend lots of time on their devices. Many readers and editors favor dark mode.
@Nervelita: Hello, which dark mode are you currently using? Could you please provide some of examples? Thanks. SCP-20 00 11:55, 23 August 2024 (UTC) I use the gadget. I went on the Wikipedia:Dark mode (gadget) page and it notes that images (and things like templates) are colorshifted which is a real shame because it works beautifully otherwise ...
Light on dark color schemes require less energy to display on OLED displays. This positively impacts battery life and reduces energy consumption. [16]While an OLED will consume around 40% of the power of an LCD displaying an image that is primarily black, it can use more than three times as much power to display an image with a white background, such as a document or web site. [17]
To enable the gadget, go to your gadget preferences, and enable the gadget "Dark mode toggle: Enable a toggle for using a light text on dark background color scheme". The tool has been criticized for its completely black background color with a white foreground causing eye strain for some.
@Volker E. (WMF): With Vector, and "use legacy vector" selected, the left navigation area (just below the Wikipedia logo) as well as the entire bottom section (where the privacy policy, about wikipedia, disclaimers and so are contained) still have white-ish backgrounds (but the text appears to switch to colors designed to be on black/dark).
10 New dark mode option. 7 comments. 11 Why only in english ? 2 comments. 12 URL manipulation. 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia talk ...