HN should be dark mode by default

#1

Post by busters4 » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC

QED

Re: HN should be dark mode by default

#2

Post by bigyabai » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

If you can't override CSS, you aren't a hacker.

#3

Post by jayknight » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC

If there was a dark mode, it should use the `prefers-color-scheme` css media query[1] to detect user preferences.

#4

Post by bdangubic » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC

bigyabai wrote: post #2

If you can't override CSS, you aren't a hacker.

“how to center a div” is in front page of HN every couple of years without fail… so no :)

#5

Post by susam » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC

I have written a little userscript to do this:

Additionally, I have another userscript to increase the font size:

Together, this is how my HN pages look:

#6

Post by busters4 » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC

bigyabai wrote: post #2

If you can't override CSS, you aren't a hacker.

I just want darkness on every device