April Fools' Day comics - Revision history

Kynde at 09:28, 12 April 2026

2026-04-12T09:28:02Z

Kynde at 09:27, 12 April 2026

2026-04-12T09:27:31Z

81.179.199.253: Minor format change, for consistency with other versions of "proper comic, on day of April 1st".

2026-04-01T22:35:53Z

Minor format change, for consistency with other versions of "proper comic, on day of April 1st".

81.179.199.253: Give or take the wording of the prosaic bit, I think this entry is entirely accurate. (Was going to add the possible issue of not applying to the Mobile site.) As and when the 'April Fool' is no longer current, need to say how much (if at all) it lasts.

2026-04-01T22:34:14Z

Give or take the wording of the prosaic bit, I think this entry is entirely accurate. (Was going to add the possible issue of not applying to the Mobile site.) As and when the 'April Fool' is no longer current, need to say how much (if at all) it lasts.

FaviFake at 08:38, 6 January 2026

2026-01-06T08:38:45Z

FaviFake: rm colour, distracting

2026-01-06T08:23:41Z

rm colour, distracting

FaviFake: Undo revision 384981 by 2001:4450:813D:C800:3DC8:C498:516D:9F14 (talk)

2025-08-31T14:19:54Z

Undo revision 384981 by 2001:4450:813D:C800:3DC8:C498:516D:9F14 (talk)

2001:4450:813D:C800:3DC8:C498:516D:9F14 at 02:44, 25 August 2025

2025-08-25T02:44:11Z

FaviFake at 09:47, 27 July 2025

2025-07-27T09:47:54Z

FaviFake at 13:14, 24 June 2025

2025-06-24T13:14:28Z

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 | {{Yes|2026-04-01 ([[:Category:Wednesday comics|Wednesday]])}}
 | <center>[[3227: Creation]]</center>
-| [[3227: Creation]] was released on time, and ostensibly consists of a 'normal' static comic, referencing the biblical quote "{{w|Let there be light}}" and then parodying this with someone's request for a {{w|Wikipedia:Dark mode|Dark Mode}} option. This option for a Dark Mode, and various other 'modes' with varying degrees of usefulness, are implemented by a drop-down selection box immediately below the comic, which<!-- at the time of the comic's publication--> also will go on to apply to any other comic then being viewed through the standard inter-comic navigation links (including the "Random" button). Thus to explain this feature the [[Header_text]] was changed for all comics, see more about that [[Header_text#2026-04-07_-_Reading_Modes|here]].
+| [[3227: Creation]] was released on time, and ostensibly consists of a 'normal' static comic, referencing the biblical quote "{{w|Let there be light}}" and then parodying this with someone's request for a {{w|Wikipedia:Dark mode|Dark Mode}} option. This option for a Dark Mode, and various other 'modes' with varying degrees of usefulness, are implemented by a drop-down selection box immediately below the comic, which<!-- at the time of the comic's publication--> also will go on to apply to any other comic then being viewed through the standard inter-comic navigation links (including the "Random" button). Thus to explain this feature the [[Header text]] was changed for all comics, see more about that [[Header_text#2026-04-07_-_Reading_Modes|here]].
 | {{Yes|Wednesday}}
 | <center>No</center>

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 | {{Yes|2026-04-01 ([[:Category:Wednesday comics|Wednesday]])}}
 | <center>[[3227: Creation]]</center>
-| [[3227: Creation]] was released on time, and ostensibly consists of a 'normal' static comic, referencing the biblical quote "{{w|Let there be light}}" and then parodying this with someone's request for a {{w|Wikipedia:Dark mode|Dark Mode}} option. This option for a Dark Mode, and various other 'modes' with varying degrees of usefulness, are implemented by a drop-down selection box immediately below the comic, which<!-- at the time of the comic's publication--> also will go on to apply to any other comic then being viewed through the standard inter-comic navigation links (including the "Random" button).
+| [[3227: Creation]] was released on time, and ostensibly consists of a 'normal' static comic, referencing the biblical quote "{{w|Let there be light}}" and then parodying this with someone's request for a {{w|Wikipedia:Dark mode|Dark Mode}} option. This option for a Dark Mode, and various other 'modes' with varying degrees of usefulness, are implemented by a drop-down selection box immediately below the comic, which<!-- at the time of the comic's publication--> also will go on to apply to any other comic then being viewed through the standard inter-comic navigation links (including the "Random" button). Thus to explain this feature the [[Header_text]] was changed for all comics, see more about that [[Header_text#2026-04-07_-_Reading_Modes|here]].
 | {{Yes|Wednesday}}
 | <center>No</center>

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 | [[3227: Creation]] was released on time, and ostensibly consists of a 'normal' static comic, referencing the biblical quote "{{w|Let there be light}}" and then parodying this with someone's request for a {{w|Wikipedia:Dark mode|Dark Mode}} option. This option for a Dark Mode, and various other 'modes' with varying degrees of usefulness, are implemented by a drop-down selection box immediately below the comic, which<!-- at the time of the comic's publication--> also will go on to apply to any other comic then being viewed through the standard inter-comic navigation links (including the "Random" button).
 | {{Yes|Wednesday}}
-| No
+| <center>No</center>
 |}

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 | {{No|Tuesday}}
 | Wednesday
 |}

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 [[Category:April Fools' Day comics| ]]
-[[Category:Comics by date]]
+[[Category:Comics by holiday]]
 [[Category:Comics from April]]
 [[Category:Dynamic comics]]
 [[Category:Holidays]]

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 | The first April Fools' Day comic was posted as an unnumbered entry titled [[Syndication]]. It was published on a Sunday, deviating from the normal Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule specifically to honor April Fools' Day. The comic no longer exists on the site and is preserved only through a forum archive. This marked the beginning of xkcd's April Fools' tradition and introduced the idea of experimenting with the site's format. It came sequentially between [[242: The Difference]] and [[243: Appropriate Term]].
 | {{No|Sunday}}
-| {{Yes|Monday}}
+| Monday
 |-
 ! 2
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 | [[1037: Umwelt]] was posted on Sunday, replacing the expected Monday comic. It featured dynamically generated content based on the reader's browser, location, and other metadata, making each viewer's version vastly different. This was the first April Fools' comic to use adaptive web technology. The next release was not Monday but Wednesday, so it replaced the Monday release. This comic displays the previous comic [[1036: Reviews]] when viewed on unixkcd.
 | {{No|Sunday}}
-| {{Yes|Monday}}
+| Monday
 |-
 ! 6
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 | [[1350: Lorenz]] introduced the ability to collaboratively edit a comic in real time with others. It featured a grid of editable tiles based on user-drawn contributions and was named after Edward Lorenz of chaos theory fame. This was the first Tuesday release, but the other two releases that week fell normally on Monday and Friday, so it replaced Wednesday's release.
 | {{No|Tuesday}}
-| {{Yes|Wednesday}}
+| Wednesday
 |-
 ! 8
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 | [[1663: Garden]] was a delayed release originally planned for April 1, which fell on a Friday. It featured a living digital ecosystem where users planted and grew text-based plants. The delay was attributed to technical difficulties, with header text explaining the delay and changing multiple times before release. Due to the delayed launch, [[1662: Jack and Jill]] received more attention than usual. There were only two comics released in the week before this Monday release.
 | {{Yes|Friday}}
-| {{Yes|Monday}}
+| Monday
 |-
+|
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 | [[1975: Right Click]] presented a mock right-click context menu on the comic page, referencing several previous April Fools' jokes including [[404: Not Found]], [[1037: Umwelt]], and [[1193: Externalities]]. The interface blended nostalgia and humor while being fully interactive. It was the first April Fools' menu to acknowledge the complete tradition in a single interface. This marked the resumption of annual April Fools' comics after the 2017 break. The next release was not Monday but Wednesday, so it replaced the Monday release.
 | {{No|Sunday}}
-| {{Yes|Monday}}
+| Monday
 |-
 ! 11
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 | [[2288: Collector's Edition]] was published two days late due to technical problems and included a parody of media collector culture with multiple "variant covers" that randomized on reload. The original planned Friday comic [[2289: Scenario 4]] was then released on Saturday April 4th. One of the developers, Max Goodhart, [[2765:_Escape_Speed#Trivia|confirmed]] this was the intended April Fools' Day comic.
 | {{Yes|Wednesday}}
-| {{Yes|Friday}}
+| Friday
 |-
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 | [[3074: Push Notifications]] appeared eight days late and was explicitly labeled "April 1st (observed)" in the comic's introduction. There was no comic released on April 1st; the surrounding comics were [[3070: Orogeny]] from March 31st and [[3071: Decay Chain]] from April 2nd. Since delaying April Fools' Day comics had become common, xkcd readers were still hoping for a late comic, marking the fifth time such a comic has been delayed since [[1663: Garden]] in 2016.
 | {{No|Tuesday}}
-| {{Yes|Wednesday}}
+| Wednesday
 |}

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 {| class="sortable wikitable"
-! scope="col" data-sort-type=number | {{abbr|#|Number of April Fools' Day comics}}
+! scope="col" data-sort-type=number | {{abbr|#|Number of past April Fools' Day comics}}
 ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|Released on|GREEN means it was released in time for April 1st ㅤ ㅤ RED means it was delayed ㅤ ㅤ GRAY means it didn't come out.}}
 ! scope="col" | Comic