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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.”
Themes are collections of pre-defined CSS custom properties that thread through every Web Awesome component and pattern.
-Web Awesome includes two pre-made themes:
-- **Default** for a clean look that prioritizes accessibility and performance
-- **Classic** for the look and feel of Shoelace with more accessible color pairings
+Web Awesome Free includes these pre-made themes:
+- **Default** (`default.css`) for a clean look that prioritizes accessibility and performance
+- **Classic** (`classic.css`) for the look and feel of Shoelace with more accessible color pairings
+- **Awesome** (`awesome.css`) for the familiar, vibrant styles from your friends at Font Awesome
+
+Even more themes are available with Web Awesome Pro:
+- **Active** (`active.css`)
+- **Brutalist** (`brutalist.css`)
+- **Mellow** (`mellow.css`)
+- **Tailspin** (`tailspin.css`)
+
+To get started right away, include the following in your project, replacing `default.css` at the end with your preferred pre-made theme:
+```html
+
+```
+
## What's a Theme?
-Themes are a standard collection of [CSS custom properties](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/--*) that cover all styles from colors to transitions. We use these custom properties throughout Web Awesome components to ensure a cohesive look and feel. Our [Theming pages](/docs/theming/) document these styles so that you can use them freely throughout your project and customize them as needed.
+Themes are a collection of standardized [CSS custom properties](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/--*) that cover a range of styles from colors to transitions. We use these custom properties throughout Web Awesome components for a cohesive look and feel. Our [Theming pages](/docs/theming/) document these styles so that you can use them freely throughout your project and customize them as needed.
+
+Themes are scoped to unique classes, such as `wa-theme-default` or `wa-theme-classic`. Scoping to unique classes allows you to import multiple themes and use them interchangeably without collisions.
+
+Each theme may also include both light and dark color schemes with the classes `wa-light` and `wa-dark`.
+You can use these classes to apply a specific color scheme to an entire page or just a section.
+In pre-made themes, we use a light color scheme by default.
-Themes are scoped to unique classes for each color scheme, such as `wa-theme-default`.
-You can apply the dark version of each theme by using the class `wa-dark`.
-Scoping to unique classes allows you to import multiple themes and use them interchangeably without collisions, while scoping to `:host` ensures the styles are applied to the shadow roots of custom elements.
Additionally, styles may be scoped to the `:root` selector to be activated automatically.
-For pre-made themes, *all* custom properties are scoped to both `:root` and the theme class (`wa-theme-default` or `wa-theme-classic`),
-activating the light color scheme by default.
+For pre-made themes, *all* custom properties are scoped to `:root`, the theme class, and `wa-light`.
+
+Finally, we scope themes to `:host` and `:host-context()` to ensure the styles are applied to the shadow roots of custom elements.
For example, the default theme is set up like this:
```css
:root,
:host,
-.wa-theme-default {
+.wa-theme-default,
+.wa-light {
/* all CSS custom properties for color, typography, space, etc. */
}
.wa-dark,
:host-context(.wa-dark) {
- /* subset of CSS custom properties for color */
+ /* subset of CSS custom properties for a dark color scheme */
}
```
## Using Themes
-You can import the default and classic themes from the Web Awesome CDN. Simply add the following code to the `` of your page to import the **default** theme:
+You can import pre-made themes from the Web Awesome CDN. Simply add the following code to the `` of your page to import the **default** theme:
```html
-
+
```
-Or import the **classic** theme:
+Or the **Classic** theme:
```html
-
+
```
-Both the default and classic themes include both light and dark color schemes.
-When importing either theme, the light color scheme is activated by default.
- To activate the dark color scheme, apply the class `wa-dark` to the `` element on your page, like this example for the default theme:
+Or any of our Pro themes, like **Brutalist**:
+
+```html
+
+```
+
+ To activate the dark color scheme of any theme, apply the class `wa-dark` to the `` element on your page, like this example for the default theme:
```html
@@ -66,7 +330,7 @@ When importing either theme, the light color scheme is activated by default.
```
-Because themes are scoped to specific classes, you can activate different color schemes or entire themes on different containers throughout the page. This example uses the default theme with a dark sidebar.
+Because themes are scoped to specific classes, you can use different color schemes or even different themes throughout the page. Here, we use the default theme with a dark sidebar:
```html
@@ -97,7 +361,8 @@ If you're customizing the default light styles, scope your styles to the followi
```css
:root,
:host,
-.wa-theme-default {
+.wa-theme-default,
+.wa-light {
/* your custom styles here */
}
```
@@ -111,7 +376,7 @@ If you're customizing the default dark styles, scope your styles to the followin
}
```
-By customizing a built-in theme, you'll maintain a smaller stylesheet containing only the changes you've made. Contrast this to [creating a new theme](#creating-a-new-theme), where you need to explicitly define every custom property required by the library. This approach is more "future-proof," as new design tokens that emerge in subsequent versions of Web Awesome will be accounted for by built-in themes.
+By customizing a built-in theme, you'll maintain a smaller stylesheet containing only your changes. Contrast this to [creating a new theme](#creating-a-new-theme), where you need to explicitly define every custom property required by the library. This approach is more "future-proof," as new design tokens that emerge in subsequent versions of Web Awesome will be accounted for by built-in themes.
While this approach is easier to maintain, the drawback is that your theme can't be activated independently — it's tied to the built-in theme you're extending.
@@ -122,8 +387,10 @@ Creating a new theme is more of an undertaking than [customizing an existing one
Start by changing the selector to match your theme's name. Assuming your new theme is called "Purple Power", your theme should be scoped like this.
```css
+:root,
:host,
-.wa-theme-purple-power {
+.wa-theme-purple-power,
+.wa-light {
/* your custom styles here */
}
```
@@ -141,3 +408,4 @@ Web Awesome's default theme has both light and dark styles built in. However, We
- Remember the user's preference and restore it on subsequent logins
Web Awesome avoids using the `prefers-color-scheme` media query because not all apps support dark mode, and it would break things for the ones that don't.
+
+