Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderIt's not even about preferences for me. I can spend all day in light mode without eyestrain, without issue, very comfortably. If I encounter a page that's dark mode (GUI), after about a minute or so, I start seeing spots before my eyes that stay with me for quite a while. To wit... I use these two firefox extensions to convert pages from Dark Mode to Light mode. If one fails, the other usually finds success (I think they work…
I have perfect eyesight and I have to say that I'm very happy dark mode has become more popular. Light mode straight up hurts my eyes, even with the screen brightness turned down, and even in an already fairly bright environment. It seems totally obvious that there are people who benefit from both options, so the fact it took as long as it did for this trend to become more commonplace is really odd to me.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 124
- Total comments
- 128
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-04 | Light Mode vs. Dark Mode | coffeeling | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-02-05 | Dark Mode vs. Light ModeFirst breakout | colinprince | 51 | 56 |
| 2026-01-18 | Dark Mode vs. Light Mode: Which Is Better?Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | seanwilson | 72 | 72 |