This tutorial demonstrates advanced techniques for implementing light and dark modes in design systems using Style Dictionary. It covers three approaches: using data attributes or CSS classes for manual mode toggling, leveraging the CSS light-dark() function for automatic theme switching, and generating CSS variables from design tokens. The guide includes build scripts, token configuration examples, and explains how to structure semantic tokens for both light and dark themes while maintaining flexibility in implementation.
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Adding a Data Attribute or CSS Class for Dark ModeGenerating the Relevant Tokens in the CSS light-dark() FunctionWrapping UpSort: