Showerthought: only 4 percent of my custom icon set survived a dark mode swap, and that number stings | Crafting With Code

Diana Bell · 2026-10-18T05:35:03.594132+00:00

I ran my little 60 icon set through a dark mode check in Figma and only 2 of them (the trash can and the gear) held up without redrawing anything. The rest had thin 1px strokes that just vanished on #121212. I knew contrast was a thing but I guess I thought my shapes were chunky enough. Now I build every icon with 2px minimum strokes and test on a dark canvas first. Curious what stroke width other folks here use as their floor for icons that have to work on both light and dark.

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Showerthought: only 4 percent of my custom icon set survived a dark mode swap, and that number stings | Crafting With Code - The Design Community Hub