What is Theme Switching?
TL;DR
Feature allowing users to toggle between light and dark color schemes with persistent preference storage.
Theme switching enables users to toggle between different color schemes, typically light and dark modes. This improves accessibility, reduces eye strain, and respects user preferences.
Key features:
- System preference detection: Automatically matches user's OS theme preference
- Persistent storage: Saves user's theme choice to localStorage
- No flash: Prevents theme flash on page load with SSR support
- CSS variables: Supports both Tailwind classes and CSS custom properties
AI-Friendly: Theme switching follows simple patterns that AI can easily implement. AI can generate theme-aware components, suggest appropriate color palettes for each theme, ensure WCAG contrast requirements are met, and create smooth theme transition animations.