Five years ago, numerous apps began implementing dark mode, including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Hulu, and WhatsApp. Apple and Google began offering system-wide dark themes for their mobile operating systems in 2018. Wikipedia finally caught up and began implementing dark mode on its website in 2024.
If you visited the Wikipedia website on mobile in July, you might have seen a pop-up informing you that dark mode was primetime. Here's how to enable dark mode on mobile:
Visit the Wikipedia site. Tap on the hamburger menu at the top. Tap on Settings. In the Color section, select “Dark” as an option.
The “Colors” tab on Wikipedia states that this is an experimental implementation and may cause issues in dark mode.
What the Wikipedia website looks like in dark mode on mobile web. Image credit: Screenshot by TechCrunch
Wikipedia finally rolled out dark mode to its desktop site in August 2024. Here's how to turn it on.
Visit the Wikipedia site. Click on the Appearance menu with the Specifications icon. Select the “Dark” option in the “Colors” section.
Here's what the appearance menu looks like on Wikipedia's desktop site: Image credit: Screenshot from TechCrunch
This article was originally published on July 12 and updated on August 8 with more information.