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---
title: dark_theme
slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/dark_theme
page-type: webextension-manifest-key
browser-compat: webextensions.manifest.dark_theme
---

{{AddonSidebar}}

<table class="fullwidth-table standard-table">
<tbody>
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<th scope="row">Type</th>
<td><code>Object</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">Optional</th>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">Manifest version</th>
<td>2 or higher</td>
</tr>
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<th scope="row">Example</th>
<td>
<pre class="brush: json">
"dark_theme": {
"images": {
"theme_frame": "images/moon.jpg"
},
"colors": {
"frame": "#CF723F",
"tab_background_text": "#000"
}
}</pre
>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Use the `dark_theme` key to define a static theme to apply when Firefox is using the dark color scheme. The `dark_theme` key uses the same syntax and supports the same image, color, and property objects as the `theme` key.

See the [`theme` key](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/theme) for more information.

## Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

### Chrome compatibility

In Chrome:
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As best I can tell Chrome doesn't support the dark_theme manifest key for themes. @oliverdunk, can you help verify this?


- `colors/toolbar_text` is not used, use `colors/bookmark_text` instead.
- `images/theme_frame` anchors the image to the top left of the header and if the image doesn't fill the header area tile the image.
- all colors must be specified as an array of RGB values, like this:

```json
"theme": {
"colors": {
"frame": [255, 0, 0],
"tab_background_text": [0, 255, 0],
"bookmark_text": [0, 0, 255]
}
}
```

The array form and the CSS color form are accepted for all properties.
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- [commands](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/commands)
- [content_scripts](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/content_scripts)
- [content_security_policy](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/content_security_policy)
- [dark_theme](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/dark_theme)
- [declarative_net_request](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/declarative_net_request)
- [default_locale](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/default_locale)
- [description](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/description)
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Use the theme key to define a static theme to apply to Firefox.
Use the `theme` key to define a static theme to apply to Firefox. When provided alone, this defines the theme used when Firefox is using either the light or dark color schemes. If the [`dark_theme` key](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/dark_theme) key is provided, this key provides the theme used when Firefox is using the light color scheme.

> [!NOTE]
> If you want to include a theme with an extension, please see the {{WebExtAPIRef("theme")}} API.
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### Manifest changes

_No changes._
- Support added for the [`dark_theme` key](/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/dark_theme). This key enables a static theme to define its looks when Firefox is using the dark color scheme ([Firefox bug 1525762](https://bugzil.la/1525762)).

## See also

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