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QQ about Dark Mode Toggles on websites How many options do you show to users? - Three values: System, Light, or Dark - Two values: Light, Dark (with one of them mapping to “System” behind the scenes). Why the one or the other? (I have an opinion about it, but I’m looking for external input)

aaaahh!lec

@lowmess.com

i do 3 values. actually wrote about my approach earlier this year

lowmess.comCreating a Dark Mode Toggle in 2026Some new(-ish) CSS features make building a system-aware color theme selector ridiculously easy.

4/8/26, 10:10 am0 reposts5 likes

@ky.fyi

4 Aug

this is a great writeup!