Elegant dark mode for Wall Street Journal when system dark mode is enabled
// ==UserScript==
// @name WSJ Dark Mode
// @namespace https://www.wsj.com
// @version 0.0.1
// @description Elegant dark mode for Wall Street Journal when system dark mode is enabled
// @author hxueh
// @match *://*.wsj.com/*
// @grant GM_addStyle
// @run-at document-start
// @icon https://s.wsj.net/img/meta/wsj_favicon.svg
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict';
// Color palette - warm, readable dark theme
const colors = {
bg: '#121417',
bgElevated: '#1a1d21',
bgCard: '#22262b',
bgHover: '#2a2f36',
text: '#e8e6e3',
textMuted: '#a8a5a0',
textSubtle: '#7a7875',
accent: '#d4a853',
accentHover: '#e6bc6a',
link: '#7eb8da',
linkHover: '#a3d0eb',
border: '#2e3238',
borderSubtle: '#252930',
};
const darkModeCSS = `
/*========================================
WSJ Dark Mode - Base Styles
========================================*/
:root {
color-scheme: dark;
}
/* Global resets */
html, body {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
color: ${colors.text} !important;
}
/* Main content areas */
body,
main,
article,
section,
div,
header,
footer,
nav,
aside {
background-color: transparent !important;
}
/* Override specific WSJ containers */
.WSJTheme--page-container--,
.WSJTheme--pageWrapper--,
[class*="PageWrapper"],
[class*="page-container"],
[class*="MainContent"],
[class*="ArticleBody"],
[class*="wrapper"],
#root,
#__next,
.container {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
}
/*========================================
Typography
========================================*/
/* Headings */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
[class*="Headline"],
[class*="headline"],
[class*="Title"],
[class*="title"] {
color: ${colors.text} !important;
}
/* Body text */
p, span, li, td, th, label,
[class*="Paragraph"],
[class*="paragraph"],
[class*="Body"],
[class*="Summary"],
[class*="summary"],
[class*="Description"],
[class*="description"] {
color: ${colors.text} !important;
}
/* Muted text */
[class*="Byline"],
[class*="byline"],
[class*="Timestamp"],
[class*="timestamp"],
[class*="Meta"],
[class*="meta"],
time,
figcaption,
.caption,
[class*="Caption"] {
color: ${colors.textMuted} !important;
}
/* Subtle text */
[class*="Label"],
[class*="Tag"],
small {
color: ${colors.textSubtle} !important;
}
/*========================================
Links
========================================*/
a {
color: ${colors.link} !important;
transition: color 0.15s ease !important;
}
a:hover {
color: ${colors.linkHover} !important;
}
/* Article headlines as links */
a h1, a h2, a h3, a h4,
h1 a, h2 a, h3 a, h4 a,
[class*="Headline"] a,
a[class*="Headline"] {
color: ${colors.text} !important;
}
a:hover h1, a:hover h2, a:hover h3, a:hover h4,
h1 a:hover, h2 a:hover, h3 a:hover, h4 a:hover {
color: ${colors.accent} !important;
}
/*========================================
Cards & Containers
========================================*/
[class*="Card"],
[class*="card"],
[class*="Module"],
[class*="module"],
[class*="Story"],
[class*="story"],
[class*="Item"],
[class*="Promo"],
[class*="promo"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
border-radius: 8px !important;
}
/* Elevated surfaces */
[class*="Modal"],
[class*="modal"],
[class*="Popup"],
[class*="popup"],
[class*="Dropdown"],
[class*="dropdown"],
[class*="Menu"],
[class*="menu"],
[class*="Tooltip"],
[class*="tooltip"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgElevated} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) !important;
}
/*========================================
Navigation & Header
========================================*/
header,
nav,
[class*="Header"],
[class*="header"],
[class*="Nav"],
[class*="nav"],
[class*="Masthead"],
[class*="masthead"],
[class*="TopBar"],
[class*="topbar"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgElevated} !important;
border-bottom-color: ${colors.border} !important;
}
/* WSJ Logo - invert for dark mode */
[class*="Logo"] img,
[class*="logo"] img,
.wsj-logo img {
filter: brightness(0) invert(1) !important;
}
/*========================================
Footer
========================================*/
footer,
[class*="Footer"],
[class*="footer"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgElevated} !important;
border-top-color: ${colors.border} !important;
}
/*========================================
Sidebar & Secondary Content
========================================*/
aside,
[class*="Sidebar"],
[class*="sidebar"],
[class*="Rail"],
[class*="rail"],
[class*="Secondary"],
[class*="secondary"] {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
}
/*========================================
Forms & Inputs
========================================*/
input,
textarea,
select {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
color: ${colors.text} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
border-radius: 6px !important;
}
input:focus,
textarea:focus,
select:focus {
border-color: ${colors.accent} !important;
outline: none !important;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(212, 168, 83, 0.2) !important;
}
input::placeholder,
textarea::placeholder {
color: ${colors.textSubtle} !important;
}
/*========================================
Buttons
========================================*/
button,
[class*="Button"],
[class*="button"],
[class*="Btn"],
[class*="btn"],
[role="button"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
color: ${colors.text} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
transition: all 0.15s ease !important;
}
button:hover,
[class*="Button"]:hover,
[class*="button"]:hover,
[class*="Btn"]:hover,
[class*="btn"]:hover,
[role="button"]:hover {
background-color: ${colors.bgHover} !important;
border-color: ${colors.accent} !important;
}
/* Primary buttons */
[class*="Primary"],
[class*="primary"],
button[class*="subscribe" i],
button[class*="Subscribe" i] {
background-color: ${colors.accent} !important;
color: ${colors.bg} !important;
border-color: ${colors.accent} !important;
}
[class*="Primary"]:hover,
[class*="primary"]:hover {
background-color: ${colors.accentHover} !important;
border-color: ${colors.accentHover} !important;
}
/*========================================
Tables
========================================*/
table {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
}
th {
background-color: ${colors.bgElevated} !important;
color: ${colors.text} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
}
td {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
color: ${colors.text} !important;
border-color: ${colors.borderSubtle} !important;
}
tr:hover td {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
}
/*========================================
Borders & Dividers
========================================*/
hr,
[class*="Divider"],
[class*="divider"],
[class*="Border"],
[class*="border"],
[class*="Separator"],
[class*="separator"] {
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
background-color: ${colors.border} !important;
}
/*========================================
Images & Media
========================================*/
img {
opacity: 0.92;
transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}
img:hover {
opacity: 1;
}
figure {
background-color: transparent !important;
}
/* Video containers */
[class*="Video"],
[class*="video"],
[class*="Player"],
[class*="player"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
}
/*========================================
Article Specific
========================================*/
/* Article body */
article,
[class*="Article"],
[class*="article"] {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
}
/* Blockquotes */
blockquote,
[class*="Quote"],
[class*="quote"],
[class*="Pullquote"],
[class*="pullquote"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
border-left-color: ${colors.accent} !important;
color: ${colors.text} !important;
border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0 !important;
padding: 1rem 1.5rem !important;
}
/* Code blocks */
pre, code {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
color: ${colors.text} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
}
/*========================================
Ads & Promotions (dim them)
========================================*/
[class*="Ad"],
[class*="ad-"],
[id*="ad-"],
[class*="Advertisement"],
[class*="advertisement"],
[class*="Promo"],
[data-ad],
iframe[src*="ad"] {
opacity: 0.7 !important;
filter: brightness(0.85) !important;
}
/*========================================
Scrollbar
========================================*/
::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
background: ${colors.bg};
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
background: ${colors.bgHover};
border-radius: 5px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
background: ${colors.textSubtle};
}
/* Firefox scrollbar */
* {
scrollbar-width: thin;
scrollbar-color: ${colors.bgHover} ${colors.bg};
}
/*========================================
Selection
========================================*/
::selection {
background-color: ${colors.accent} !important;
color: ${colors.bg} !important;
}
::-moz-selection {
background-color: ${colors.accent} !important;
color: ${colors.bg} !important;
}
/*========================================
Override inline styles (nuclear option)
========================================*/
[style*="background-color: rgb(255"],
[style*="background-color: #fff"],
[style*="background-color: white"],
[style*="background: rgb(255"],
[style*="background: #fff"],
[style*="background: white"] {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
}
[style*="color: rgb(0"],
[style*="color: #000"],
[style*="color: black"] {
color: ${colors.text} !important;
}
/*========================================
WSJ-Specific Overrides
========================================*/
/* Market data colors - keep green/red for stocks */
[class*="positive"],
[class*="Positive"],
[class*="gain"],
[class*="Gain"],
[class*="up"] {
color: #4ade80 !important;
}
[class*="negative"],
[class*="Negative"],
[class*="loss"],
[class*="Loss"],
[class*="down"] {
color: #f87171 !important;
}
/* Paywall/subscription modals */
[class*="Paywall"],
[class*="paywall"],
[class*="Subscribe"],
[class*="subscribe"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgElevated} !important;
}
/* Search results */
[class*="Search"],
[class*="search"] {
background-color: ${colors.bg} !important;
}
/* Comments section */
[class*="Comment"],
[class*="comment"] {
background-color: ${colors.bgCard} !important;
border-color: ${colors.border} !important;
}
/*========================================
Smooth transitions for dynamic content
========================================*/
* {
transition: background-color 0.1s ease, border-color 0.1s ease;
}
/* Disable transitions for specific elements */
a, button, input, img, video {
transition: none;
}
a {
transition: color 0.15s ease !important;
}
`;
// Check for dark mode preference
function isDarkMode() {
return window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
}
// Apply or remove dark mode styles
let styleElement = null;
function applyDarkMode() {
if (!styleElement) {
styleElement = document.createElement('style');
styleElement.id = 'wsj-dark-mode-styles';
styleElement.textContent = darkModeCSS;
}
if (!document.getElementById('wsj-dark-mode-styles')) {
(document.head || document.documentElement).appendChild(styleElement);
}
}
function removeDarkMode() {
const existing = document.getElementById('wsj-dark-mode-styles');
if (existing) {
existing.remove();
}
}
function updateTheme() {
if (isDarkMode()) {
applyDarkMode();
} else {
removeDarkMode();
}
}
// Initial application
updateTheme();
// Listen for system theme changes
if (window.matchMedia) {
window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addEventListener('change', updateTheme);
}
// Re-apply styles when DOM is ready (for dynamic content)
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateTheme);
}
// Observe for dynamic content changes
const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
if (isDarkMode() && !document.getElementById('wsj-dark-mode-styles')) {
applyDarkMode();
}
});
// Start observing when body is available
function startObserver() {
if (document.body) {
observer.observe(document.body, {
childList: true,
subtree: true,
});
} else {
requestAnimationFrame(startObserver);
}
}
startObserver();
console.log('🌙 WSJ Dark Mode loaded - respects system preference');
})();