Change themes in Figma

Use the theme settings you change the appearance of the Figma interface. Choose between light or dark themes, or let your system settings determine the theme.

Change the theme

You can change your theme from the main menu or from the Actions menu.

Theme settings are device-specific. If you're using a Figma account across multiple devices, theme settings from one device won't carry over to another. Changing your theme also won’t affect appearance settings for others, even if you’re viewing the same file.

When you create new files, Figma sets the background color to light or dark color depending on your current theme. While in light mode, newly created files default to a light-gray background color #F5F5F5. While in dark mode, they’ll default to an off-black color #1E1E1E.

Main menu

To change your theme from the Main menu:

1. Open any file you have access to.
2. Click Main menu.
3. Go to Preferences > Theme.
4. Select an option from the list of themes.

Actions menu

To change your theme from the Actions menu: 

1. Open any file you have access to.
2. Select the Actions menu in the toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut:
   
   • Mac: ⌘ Command /
   • Windows: Control /
3. Type in search terms and select the theme you want to use
   • Use dark mode
   • Use light mode
   • Use system theme