In the past five years, many popular apps adopted a dark mode feature, such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Hulu, and WhatsApp. Apple and Google introduced systemwide dark themes for their mobile operating systems in 2018. Wikipedia has now followed suit by implementing dark mode on its website in 2024.
If you accessed Wikipedia on your mobile device in July, you may have noticed a pop-up announcing the availability of dark mode. Here’s how you can activate it on mobile:
- Visit Wikipedia’s mobile site.
- Tap on the hamburger menu at the top of the page.
- Select “Settings” from the menu.
- Under the “Color” section, choose “Dark” as the color option.
According to Wikipedia, the dark mode implementation is still experimental, so you may encounter some issues while using it.
In August 2024, Wikipedia introduced dark mode to its desktop site. Here’s how you can enable it:
- Go to Wikipedia’s desktop site.
- Click on the appearance menu, represented by a gear icon.
- Choose the “Dark” option under the “Color” section.
This article was initially published on July 12 and later updated on August 8 with additional details.
