---
title: "Automatic Dark Mode With JavaScript"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/automatic-dark-mode-with-javascript-qcjioaz8b
source_url: https://medium.com/pragmatic-programmers/automatic-dark-mode-with-javascript-8b8b717699ca?source=rss------javascript-5
type: article
source: "Medium"
published: 2022-04-14T11:09:13.710Z
updated: 2022-04-14T11:09:13.711Z
tags: ["javascript"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 135
comments: 4
language: en
---

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# Automatic Dark Mode With JavaScript

**[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 1 min read · 135 upvotes · 4 comments

## Summary

Detecting Users’ OS Dark Mode Preference Using matchMedia() using JavaScript. For many users, dark mode provides a more eye-friendly interface with fewer white tones that can cause eyestrain. In JavaScript, you can takes advantage of the Window interface’s match media() method to check the value of the prefers-color-scheme CSS feature.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@redas24** · 1 upvotes

> For beginner programmer like me that`s will be really helpful thank you for good article.
> Lucas

**@maarcusvinicius** · 0 upvotes

> I love it

**@miky** · 0 upvotes

> So simple... :O

**@dansowaru** · 0 upvotes

> awesome, always good to know quick ways to reach the optimal user experience!!

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