How to create Color Mode Switch for Bootstrap 5

Bootstrap 5 does not come with a built-in theme switcher but you can easily implement one using Use JavaScript and CSS.
Here's a simple example of how you can create a Bootstrap 5 color theme selector:

  1. Includes Bootstrap CSS from CDN.
  2. Add an empty <style/> tag with attribute data-bs-theme="light|dark" where you will automatically insert the CSS of the selected theme.
  3. Create a toggle switch using the Bootstrap form toggle component.
<button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" data-bs-theme-value="dark">Dark</button>
<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" data-bs-theme-value="light">Light</button>
  1. Use JavaScript to track changes on the switch and update the CSS accordingly.

main of this trick is

<div data-bs-theme="light|dark"><!-- your html code here --></div>

and you should add bg-[dark|light] or text-[light|dark] on wrapper to get switcher works

HTML

<div data-bs-theme="light"><!-- here the indicator -->
  <div class="container mt-3">
    <div class="mb-2">
      switcher
      <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" data-bs-theme-value="dark">Dark</button>
      <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" data-bs-theme-value="light">Light</button>
      <button class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" type="button" onClick="refreshPage()">Refresh</button>
    </div>

    <div class="text-light bg-dark p-4" id="description">
      <h1 class="text-center">Boostrap 5.3 Color Theme Switcher</h1>
      main of this trick is
      <pre class="m-2"><code>&lt;div data-bs-theme=&quot;light|dark&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- your html code here --&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</code></pre>
      and you should add <kbd>bg-[dark|light]</kbd> or <kbd>text-[light|dark]</kbd> on wrapper to get switcher works
    </div>

    <h2>Override class <kbd>*-light</kbd></h2>
    <table class="table table-light">
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th scope="col">#</th>
          <th scope="col">First</th>
          <th scope="col">Last</th>
          <th scope="col">Handle</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <th scope="row">1</th>
          <td>Mark</td>
          <td>Otto</td>
          <td>@mdo</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th scope="row">2</th>
          <td>Jacob</td>
          <td>Thornton</td>
          <td>@fat</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th scope="row">3</th>
          <td colspan="2">Larry the Bird</td>
          <td>@twitter</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

    <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
      <img src="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.3/assets/brand/bootstrap-social.png" class="card-img-top" alt="...">
      <div class="card-body">
        <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
        <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
        <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Go somewhere</a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Javascript

"use strict";

/*!
 * Color mode toggler for Bootstrap's
 * Copyright 2011-2023 The Bootstrap Authors
 * Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
 * Modified by L3n4r0x
 */

(function () {
  const getPreferredTheme = () => {
    const storedTheme = localStorage.getItem("theme");
    if (storedTheme) {
      return storedTheme;
    }

    return window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches
      ? "dark"
      : "light";
  };

  function setTheme(theme) {
    let value = "light";
    if (
      theme === "auto" &&
      window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches
    ) {
      value = "dark";
    } else {
      value = theme;
    }

    // hide button switcher
    if (value == "dark") {
      // show light button
      document
        .querySelector("[data-bs-theme-value=dark]")
        .classList.add("d-none");
      document
        .querySelector("[data-bs-theme-value=light]")
        .classList.remove("d-none");
    } else if (value == "light") {
      document
        .querySelector("[data-bs-theme-value=light]")
        .classList.add("d-none");
      document
        .querySelector("[data-bs-theme-value=dark]")
        .classList.remove("d-none");
    }

    const wrapper = document.querySelectorAll("[data-bs-theme]");
    // change value data-bs-theme
    wrapper.forEach((el) => {
      el.setAttribute("data-bs-theme", value);
    });

    const isDark = value === "dark";
    const elements = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("[class*=-light]"))
      .concat(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("[class*=-white]")))
      .concat(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("[class*=-dark]")));
    const regex = /(-(light|white|dark)$)/g;
    elements.forEach((el) => {
      const className = el.className.replace(
        regex,
        isDark ? "-dark" : "-light"
      );
      el.setAttribute("class", className);
    });
  }

  // auto switch theme (uncomment)
  setTheme(getPreferredTheme());

  // listen click
  document.querySelectorAll("[data-bs-theme-value]").forEach(function (toggle) {
    toggle.addEventListener("click", function () {
      const theme = toggle.getAttribute("data-bs-theme-value");
      localStorage.setItem("theme", theme);
      setTheme(theme);
    });
  });
})();

function refreshPage() {
  const a = "reload",
    b = "location";
  window[b][a]();
}

Conclusion

You can customize styles in the JavaScript code to match your desired color theme for light and dark modes.
Adjust background color, text color, and other styles as needed.

Live result Boostrap 5 Color Theme Switcher

See the pen on CodePen.

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