30-seconds-of-code/snippets/js/s/prefers-dark-color-scheme.md

title, type, language, tags, author, cover, dateModified

title	type	language	tags	author	cover	dateModified
User prefers dark color scheme	snippet	javascript	browser	chalarangelo	blue-lake	2020-10-22T20:24:04+03:00

Checks if the user color scheme preference is dark.

• Use Window.matchMedia() with the appropriate media query to check the user color scheme preference.

const prefersDarkColorScheme = () =>
  window &&
  window.matchMedia &&
  window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;

prefersDarkColorScheme(); // true