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Pelle Wessman
@voxpelli.com

It makes sense, yet messes with my brain, yet totally makes sense, yet totally messes with my brain. I guess my only skepticism would be just that, that it messes with my brain, so even if it’s the more logical and superior pattern I’m not sure if I will use it, but will for sure keep it in mind

Lea Verou, PhD@lea.verou.me

🔥 New blog post: Dark mode toggles that expose three states (system, light, dark) seem like the best option. Until you think about user goals, that is. Before rushing to disagree, hear me out. lea.verou.me/blog/2026/da... PS: As a data point, @jakearchibald.com was converted after reading this 😅

lea.verou.meDark mode toggles: two states are enough • Lea VerouYes, the underlying model must have three states, but one is always irrelevant to the actual user goal. Users do not seek out solutions to problems they don’t currently have. A lot of the hate towards...
Pelle Wessman
@voxpelli.com

Important to keep this in mind from @lea.verou.me article as well:

Lea Verou, PhD@lea.verou.me

Yeah, this is specific to the header UI (or sidebar/footer in some cases). Settings panels are a totally different use case. (as explained in this section: lea.verou.me/blog/2026/da... )

lea.verou.meDark mode toggles: two states are enough • Lea VerouYes, the underlying model must have three states, but one is always irrelevant to the actual user goal. Users do not seek out solutions to problems they don’t currently have. A lot of the hate towards...

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