# Dark Mode Variants


# Auto-Detected Dark Variants

Images using the `.light.ext` / `.dark.ext` naming convention are automatically swapped when the user toggles dark mode:


<img src="images/dashboard.light.svg" class="gd-lightbox-img" loading="lazy" alt="Dashboard" />

![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMTYiIGhlaWdodD0iMTYiIHZpZXdib3g9IjAgMCAyNCAyNCIgZmlsbD0ibm9uZSIgc3Ryb2tlPSJjdXJyZW50Q29sb3IiIHN0cm9rZS13aWR0aD0iMiIgc3Ryb2tlLWxpbmVjYXA9InJvdW5kIiBzdHJva2UtbGluZWpvaW49InJvdW5kIj48cG9seWxpbmUgcG9pbnRzPSIxNSAzIDIxIDMgMjEgOSI+PC9wb2x5bGluZT48cG9seWxpbmUgcG9pbnRzPSI5IDIxIDMgMjEgMyAxNSI+PC9wb2x5bGluZT48bGluZSB4MT0iMjEiIHkxPSIzIiB4Mj0iMTQiIHkyPSIxMCI+PC9saW5lPjxsaW5lIHgxPSIzIiB5MT0iMjEiIHgyPSIxMCIgeTI9IjE0Ij48L2xpbmU+PC9zdmc+)


Toggle between light and dark mode to see the image change.


# Explicit Dark Variant

Use the `dark="..."` attribute to specify a non-conventionally named dark variant:


<img src="images/ui-preview.svg" class="gd-lightbox-img" loading="lazy" alt="UI Preview" />

![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMTYiIGhlaWdodD0iMTYiIHZpZXdib3g9IjAgMCAyNCAyNCIgZmlsbD0ibm9uZSIgc3Ryb2tlPSJjdXJyZW50Q29sb3IiIHN0cm9rZS13aWR0aD0iMiIgc3Ryb2tlLWxpbmVjYXA9InJvdW5kIiBzdHJva2UtbGluZWpvaW49InJvdW5kIj48cG9seWxpbmUgcG9pbnRzPSIxNSAzIDIxIDMgMjEgOSI+PC9wb2x5bGluZT48cG9seWxpbmUgcG9pbnRzPSI5IDIxIDMgMjEgMyAxNSI+PC9wb2x5bGluZT48bGluZSB4MT0iMjEiIHkxPSIzIiB4Mj0iMTQiIHkyPSIxMCI+PC9saW5lPjxsaW5lIHgxPSIzIiB5MT0iMjEiIHgyPSIxMCIgeTI9IjE0Ij48L2xpbmU+PC9zdmc+)