How can I efficiently manage dark mode styles in a Tailwind project?

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How can I efficiently manage dark mode styles in a Tailwind project?

Asked on Dec 29, 2025

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Tailwind CSS provides a straightforward way to manage dark mode styles using its built-in dark mode variant. You can enable dark mode in your Tailwind configuration and then use the "dark" variant to apply styles conditionally.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
    <div class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 text-black dark:text-white">
      <p class="p-4">This text changes color based on the theme.</p>
    </div>
    <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

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Enable dark mode in your Tailwind configuration file by setting "darkMode" to "media" or "class".
Use the "dark:" prefix to apply styles when dark mode is active.
"media" mode uses the user's system preference, while "class" mode requires adding a "dark" class to an HTML element.
Dark mode styles can be combined with other variants like responsive or hover.

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