Ask HN: Why is there no dark theme?

4 points by hanniabu 2y ago ↗ HN

It's 2023 coming on 2024,a dark theme is to be expected and isn't that difficult for such a basic site. And with prefers-color-scheme, this can be done 100% in css without the need for javascript. Yes, there are extensions yadda yadda, but this should be a native feature.

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krapp 2y ago ↗

This has been asked numerous times. Here is one such thread with an answer from dang[0].

tl;dr is that it might happen, but it isn't a priority and because the default design principle for this forum is "move slowly and preserve things," if it ever does happen, it won't happen for a long time (note the linked thread is from 2020.)

Just get a plugin or something.

[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23197966

hanniabu 2y ago ↗

That's crazy, I understand that with the forum functionality, but I don't believe a dark mode is one of those things.

devonnull 2y ago ↗

I get the impression that a dark mode/dark theme isn't a priority for YC, even though it seems to be a priority for more than a few users of HN. I doubt YC puts a ton of resources into this site, which could be another reason a dark mode/theme is taking a long time to appear.

aleksandrvin 2y ago ↗

I was thinking the same, even proposing PRs to some projects, but it looks like dark theme has the lowest priority even for the ready PR