# Native dark theme on forums **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [May 30, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182 "2018-05-30T03:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/1 "2018-05-30T03:12:17Z")
Can we get a native dark theme for the forums please? My eyes thank you for your consideration. ---
**Author:** ![EiriMatsu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/eirimatsu/32/70498_2.png) [@EiriMatsu](https://community.wanikani.com/u/EiriMatsu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/2 "2018-05-30T03:16:02Z")
This is my favorite feedback post yet. Seconded! đŸ€Ł ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/3 "2018-05-30T05:33:08Z")
What? You don’t enjoy being bathed in a radioactive rain of a thousand dying suns? ---
**Author:** ![plantron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/plantron/32/783203_2.png) [@plantron](https://community.wanikani.com/u/plantron)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/4 "2018-05-30T06:25:52Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/c/4/c4833d3d27de75e7fe619c091ede3bb58ff642e4.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/5 "2018-05-30T10:01:09Z")

while we’re at it could we get a dark theme for WaniKani itself? please don’t tell me there is one already and I just haven’t noticed it I mean, please do, because I want to use it, but I’ll be upset with myself for a while ---
**Author:** ![Kumirei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/kumirei/32/480522_2.png) [@Kumirei](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Kumirei)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/6 "2018-05-30T10:06:07Z")
There are several dark themes for WK, just no native dark theme ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/7 "2018-05-30T10:08:13Z")
Yep, sorry, I should have specified. I know there are dark themes, but it would be nice if there were a native one. Thanks for pointing them out to me though. ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/8 "2018-05-31T16:27:04Z")
@CyrusS Not sure if you’re the right person to tag for this. What are your thoughts on adding a dark theme for the forums? ---
**Author:** ![Kumirei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/kumirei/32/480522_2.png) [@Kumirei](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Kumirei)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/9 "2018-05-31T16:32:56Z")
We should add that WK wouldn’t need to write one of their own, there are several dark themes in the repo already. ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/10 "2018-05-31T16:36:35Z")
Yeah, I figured that would be the case, but I didn’t want to state it as a fact since I didn’t know for sure. Thanks for mentioning. ---
**Author:** ![CyrusS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/cyruss/32/194106_2.png) [@CyrusS](https://community.wanikani.com/u/CyrusS)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/12 "2018-05-31T18:04:05Z")
I don’t do any of the development side of things, so I’m afraid I’m the wrong person to ask. Personally, I wouldn’t mind one, but I wouldn’t be doing any of the work to make it happen, so my opinion doesn’t really count for much here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sornvru](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/sornvru/32/187517_2.png) [@sornvru](https://community.wanikani.com/u/sornvru)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/13 "2018-05-31T18:17:20Z")
> [@CyrusS](#): > > so my opinion doesn’t really count for much here. That’s not true. We value your opinion so much. That’s why the question was directed to you. ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/14 "2018-05-31T18:50:36Z")
@viet @oldbonsai Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![viet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/viet/32/41979_2.png) [@viet](https://community.wanikani.com/u/viet)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/15 "2018-06-01T00:37:01Z")
Wasn’t aware this was an option: > **[Allow users to select dark or light theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-select-dark-or-light-theme/60857)** > > You can allow your users to select any themes. In this little post I will explain how to create a “dark” theme and “light” theme and then allow users to select between them. Create a Dark color scheme Head to... I’ll look more into it. ---
**Author:** ![Dfulvio](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@Dfulvio](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Dfulvio)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/16 "2018-06-01T01:10:03Z")
This would be good! ---
**Author:** ![Paraselene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/paraselene/32/183837_2.png) [@Paraselene](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Paraselene)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/17 "2018-06-01T05:00:12Z")
I know two quick solutions to the problem of white background and black text. 1. Use your OS’s invert color program. A) On Mac OS this is the hotkey “Control-Option-Command-8” and if you need to activate the hotkey it’s here: [https://i.imgur.com/FxC8EoG.png](https://i.imgur.com/FxC8EoG.png) B) On Windows OS open Magnifier and press “Control-Alt-I” to toggle inverted colors. 2. Install Deluminate on Chrome. The hotkey is “Shift-F11” and it’s nice because it doesn’t invert some images and useful color schemes. \*Note: I don’t know about similar addons for Firefox, Opera, Edge, Safari, IE, etc. \*\*Another Note: I don’t know a simple, fast solution for phone users beyond screen dimming programs: screen dimmer by SĂ©bastien Morand is an example for Andriod phones. It would be cool if more sites had a dark/light setting, but in the meantime this is how I fix this issue. OH and there’s a third option: 3) Stylish. Try it out! ---
**Author:** ![viet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/viet/32/41979_2.png) [@viet](https://community.wanikani.com/u/viet)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/18 "2018-06-01T06:40:01Z")
Change theme by updating your settings [here](https://community.wanikani.com/my/preferences/interface). The dark theme is just the dark preset of Discourse. It needs tweaking (like the logo
), but I’ll get around to it later. ---
**Author:** ![Kumirei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/kumirei/32/480522_2.png) [@Kumirei](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Kumirei)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 6:44am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/19 "2018-06-01T06:44:12Z")
> [@viet](#): > > like the logo I just happen to already have a version of the logo with white text that I use for my transparent theme, if you want to hotfix it. Comparison ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/e/f/ef1160d65be1c1c3e7fe4b6d3a66ae97bcb1eafd.png) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/2/f/2f3cdb639e7b87f154c1b4f1901d7561034cfc12.png) ---
**Author:** ![viet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/viet/32/41979_2.png) [@viet](https://community.wanikani.com/u/viet)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/20 "2018-06-01T06:45:13Z")
Ahh thanks. I’ll get it installed now. ---
**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182/21 "2018-06-01T07:11:45Z")
My eyes are so happy, thank you. [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/native-dark-theme-on-forums/31182.md?page=2)