Community Suggestion: Light mode in editor (black text on white background)
Light mode in editor (black text on white background)
User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Api · Created by tabbyykatt
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
I have the site in light mode because I have a very difficult time reading white text on black background. However, the editor only allowed for the white text on black background regardless of site wide user settings. I would like for the user's chosen light/dark/gray mode to also be reflected in the text editor. I know a similar request was submitted before but did not get enough notes before being closed. Appologies for the double tap, but I cannot read the editor and thus cannot use the site.What are other uses for this feature request?
It would make the site look better to not have clashing boxes of black on the light/gray modes. It would allow for easier viewing if someone is working on a laptop say outside or in differently lit enviroments. Black text on white background is the norm for most all text (books other websites etc).Follow up
The Team's Response
Thanks for the suggestion! Light mode will be re-implemented, but we need to sort out the interface itself first. In the meantime, the UserWay accessibility widget we use has an option to invert colors, which essentially creates a light mode for World Anvil.
Current score
26/300 Votes · +7601 points
Votes Cast
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by Mekachu04
on 2025-11-06 05:51 -
+300
by Aicity
on 2025-11-06 03:56 -
+300
by halduron
on 2025-11-04 02:45This is badly needed IMO, especially for users with vision problems like myself. White text on black backgrounds is EXTREMELY blurry to me, and very hard to read, making maintaining my articles VERY difficult to do without using external programs such as writing it in a google doc first and pasting the contents.
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+300
by BurningGod
on 2025-11-03 19:51 -
+300
by yatenari
on 2025-10-30 21:23 -
+300
by Wobamnas
on 2025-10-29 15:41 -
+300
by atrippuk
on 2025-10-29 08:43 -
+300
by A Beloved Dryad
on 2025-10-29 07:04 -
+300
by twirlingfox
on 2025-10-28 21:15 -
+300
by HS GMs
on 2025-10-28 21:10 -
+300
by A Cute Dwarf
on 2025-10-27 13:18 -
+300
by Pandora9
on 2025-10-26 20:21This took a great deal of getting used to for me when I first started using World Anvil. I'm used to it now, but if we could change it, I probably would still do that.
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+300
by WeStanNikolai
on 2025-10-16 15:42I would love this! I am a staunch dark-mode-user in almost all cases, but for writing, especially in different lighting conditions, I vastly prefer light mode.
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+300
by walfs
on 2025-10-12 17:58 -
+300
by Tresproit
on 2025-10-12 05:38 -
+300
by bpivik
on 2025-10-11 18:25 -
+300
by Mahdi Avendesora
on 2025-10-11 12:28 -
+300
by RCMPenguin
on 2025-10-11 06:29 -
+100
by Buncheesy
on 2025-10-10 21:56There are some drop down field (events, timelines I think? - depending on style?) Where you have pale grey text on a white or black background. That's just basically a style error.
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+300
by tofistig
on 2025-10-09 10:41I personally don't have the issue the poster have, but it would be great to have a toggle to pick between back-on-white or white-on-black for the sake of accessibility.
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+1
by WordSmithSteve
on 2025-10-08 19:38 -
+300
by Lonnie makes mayhem
on 2025-10-07 19:07I don't use light mode, but I find it weird this wasn't already a feature to begin with.
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+300
by Those2Nerds
on 2025-10-07 16:19 -
+300
by Ratha
on 2025-10-07 09:21 -
+300
by Lady-knight
on 2025-10-07 08:09 -
+300
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+300
by tabbyykatt
on 2025-10-07 01:50
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