Proposal: Add dark mode for window caption button tooltip
Author: HO-COOHCreated Sep 6, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
Labelsfeature proposalarea-TitleBararea-Windowingteam-Core
Title
Add dark mode support for window caption button tooltip
Summary
When ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar, the window caption buttons are already self-drawn (as opposed to the standard win32 standard window caption buttons). It would be more consistent to support dark theme for the caption button's tooltip when the window content is also in dark mode.
Rationale
Some software already does this (even Microsoft's own Visual Studio does this). This makes the window looks consistent and more polished.
| WinUI3 currently | Visual Studio Code |
|---|---|
But! Please fix #10438 first
Scope
| Capability | Priority |
|---|---|
The caption button tooltip automatically changes theme according to Window.Content |
Must |
| Provide a API to set the caption button tooltip's theme | Could |
| Allow customizing the caption button tooltip with xaml (exactly like what Window Terminal already does) | Could |
| Fix existing incorrect tooltip as in #10438 | Must |
Important Notes
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Open Questions
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Source: microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml