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Tailwind dark mode

Toggle stories between light and dark mode using tailwind

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storybook-tailwind-dark-mode

Example

Installation

Install the following npm module:

npm i --save-dev storybook-tailwind-dark-mode

or with yarn:

yarn add -D storybook-tailwind-dark-mode

Then, add following content to .storybook/main.js

module.exports = {
  addons: ['storybook-tailwind-dark-mode'],
};

Make sure tailwind is configured to use the darkmode class in the tailwind.config.js

module.exports = {
  darkMode: 'class',
  // ...
} 

Set Dark Mode as default

To set dark mode as default, Add the following lines of code to your preview.js file

const preview = {
  globalTypes: {
    darkMode: {
      defaultValue: true, // Enable dark mode by default on all stories
    },
    // Optional (Default: 'dark')
    className: {
      defaultValue: 'custom-classname', // Set your custom dark mode class name
    },
  },
};