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Ask HN: HN Dark Mode?

12 points by kgraves 4 years ago · 8 comments · 1 min read

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It seems we were promised dark mode for HN here over almost three years ago [0] but to no avail.

When could we expect dark mode natively on HN? I prefer it to absolutely work without JS and no CSS hacks or trickery.

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

twoquestions 4 years ago

HN plays really nice with Dark Reader, I've been using it for years.

https://darkreader.org/

yesenadam 4 years ago

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night-rider 4 years ago

HN is feature minimalist. The beauty is you can skin it in any number of ways due to its simple design and it’s hackable. Firefox on iOS has a dark mode and HN appears dark when you visit it. I’m really liking it since blue light damages the eyes.

  • uaas 4 years ago

    Last time I checked, there was no consensus on the damage you can avoid by using dark mode.

    • night-rider 4 years ago

      It’s an accessibility thing. I don’t like the discomfort of shining what is effectively a torch into my eyes as I read. Maybe there’s no research but it’s essentially a preference.

      • ipaddr 4 years ago

        Instead of dark mode you can change the brightness of your screen.

nittanymount 4 years ago

wonder what is percentage of people are using dark mode with system and apps ... somehow, I don't feel it is good/easy for eyes, and harder to read with dark mode at day time.

  • notesinthefield 4 years ago

    I read it almost exclusively via Safari in dark mode using the Noir extension on desktop and mobile. HN is a very simple site to invert.

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