# \#dark-mode

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## [V9: How do you specify light and dark colour schemes in atlassian-plugin.xml?](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/v9-how-do-you-specify-light-and-dark-colour-schemes-in-atlassian-plugin-xml/94548)

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**Author:** [@Calum](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/Calum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/v9-how-do-you-specify-light-and-dark-colour-schemes-in-atlassian-plugin-xml/94548 "2025-08-14T17:43:59Z")

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We’ve been using Confluence Data Centre v8, and have a custom plugin that specifies its own colour scheme. In our atlassian-plugin.xml, that looked like: \<colour-scheme key="our-color-scheme" name="Our Colour Scheme" cl…

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## [How to use dark theme in forge UI](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-use-dark-theme-in-forge-ui/88232)

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**Author:** [@ParthpuriGoswami1](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/ParthpuriGoswami1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-use-dark-theme-in-forge-ui/88232 "2025-02-12T04:46:21Z")

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I am building a Forge application with a custom UI, and I took reference from this page to create the UI page: https://atlassian.design/components/form/examples. Now, after deploying, when I switch my Jira to dark theme,…

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## [How to properly support Dark Mode in iframes for Jira Data Center?](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-properly-support-dark-mode-in-iframes-for-jira-data-center/85569)

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**Author:** [@SamuelGesang](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/SamuelGesang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-properly-support-dark-mode-in-iframes-for-jira-data-center/85569 "2024-11-13T10:10:23Z")

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Hi everyone, We’re currently working on supporting Dark Mode in our app for Jira Data Center. Our app renders iframes in the backend, which are then displayed within Jira. We use design tokens to set the iframe’s backgr…

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## [RFC-62: Dark Mode & Theming are coming to Bitbucket Cloud](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-62-dark-mode-theming-are-coming-to-bitbucket-cloud/83062)

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**Author:** [@dparrish](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/dparrish)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-62-dark-mode-theming-are-coming-to-bitbucket-cloud/83062 "2024-09-30T20:38:34Z")

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Hello, Bitbucket Cloud developer community :waving\_hand: Bitbucket Cloud dark mode and user-driven theming are coming later this year, and we are inviting Forge and Connect developers to come along for the journey! Ple…

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## [Announcing Confluence Cloud Theming Preview for Developer Canary Program](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/announcing-confluence-cloud-theming-preview-for-developer-canary-program/69731)

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**Author:** [@AlexWhite](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/AlexWhite)\
**Replies:** 54\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/announcing-confluence-cloud-theming-preview-for-developer-canary-program/69731 "2024-08-27T15:04:26Z")

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Hello Marketplace Partners :waving\_hand: We recently announced and requested comments about user-driven theming coming to Confluence using updated colors and elevations within the Atlassian Design System, powered by a n…

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## [Dark mode in Custom-UI shows unnecessary white box](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/dark-mode-in-custom-ui-shows-unnecessary-white-box/82920)

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**Author:** [@DevelopMgr](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/DevelopMgr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/dark-mode-in-custom-ui-shows-unnecessary-white-box/82920 "2024-08-27T08:01:21Z")

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Hi, I tried a new Custom-UI Forge app as Macro for Confluence in light mode and dark mode. But I always see a white box beneath the output in dark mode. This occurs in Chrome, FF and MS Edge. Any idea what I’m doing…

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## [Issue with AUI Design Tokens and Dark Mode Theme in iFrame](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/issue-with-aui-design-tokens-and-dark-mode-theme-in-iframe/80974)

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**Author:** [@AndreaSerra](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/AndreaSerra)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/issue-with-aui-design-tokens-and-dark-mode-theme-in-iframe/80974 "2024-07-10T13:19:21Z")

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Description: I am experiencing an issue with the implementation of AUI Design Tokens for the Dark Mode theme. Despite following the methods described in the AUI Dark Mode documentation, the theme is only working correct…

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## [Preparing for Bamboo 10.0 - May update](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/preparing-for-bamboo-10-0-may-update/80275)

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**Author:** [@MartynaWojtas](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/MartynaWojtas)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/preparing-for-bamboo-10-0-may-update/80275 "2024-06-18T17:07:07Z")

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As we’ve communicated in February, we’re working on Bamboo 10.0 Data Center platform release: Preparing for Bamboo 10.0 Here’s the latest update on our progress: Bamboo 10.0 will include dark theme. We’ll follow the s…

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## [Confluence Cloud Theming Beta and GA](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/confluence-cloud-theming-beta-and-ga/72723)

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**Author:** [@AlexWhite](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/AlexWhite)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/confluence-cloud-theming-beta-and-ga/72723 "2024-06-11T17:28:08Z")

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Hello again Marketplace Partners :waving\_hand: Over the last 3+ months since we enabled user-driven themes for the Developer Canary Program (see post) we have added theming support for nearly all Confluence Cloud experi…

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## [Can Forge Custom UI iframe blend in with the background?](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-forge-custom-ui-iframe-blend-in-with-the-background/78958)

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**Author:** [@JakobJaworski](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/JakobJaworski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-forge-custom-ui-iframe-blend-in-with-the-background/78958 "2024-05-01T17:57:22Z")

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Massive noob question here, I’ve noticed that my UI Kit Forge app blends seamlessly with the background (across light/dark theme), whereas my Custom UI app is a box which, in dark mode, is visibly set apart from the back…

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## [Using Dark Mode with other frameworks](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/using-dark-mode-with-other-frameworks/76969)

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**Author:** [@ImogenDrews1](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/ImogenDrews1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/using-dark-mode-with-other-frameworks/76969 "2024-02-07T07:27:16Z")

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Hi everyone, we are coding most of our apps in Svelte using flowbite-svelte components. Therefore, our CSS uses Tailwind. I was wondering if anyone else is similarly not using React as their frontend framework and, if so…

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## [How to override dark mode color changes for Forge app without custom UI?](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-override-dark-mode-color-changes-for-forge-app-without-custom-ui/75964)

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**Author:** [@AnastasiaVanRiet](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/AnastasiaVanRiet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-override-dark-mode-color-changes-for-forge-app-without-custom-ui/75964 "2024-01-31T20:36:26Z")

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Hello community, I have a Forge app (NOT custom UI) that creates tickets that contain colors that have meaning, and as such I need to be able to control what they look like in both light and dark mode. Currently, the c…

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## [Dark Mode leaking to the portal](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/dark-mode-leaking-to-the-portal/75748)

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**Author:** [@vertexar](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/vertexar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/dark-mode-leaking-to-the-portal/75748 "2024-01-05T12:18:04Z")

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Hello! I have a connect application that renders on the portal. I installed the application on an instance in dark mode. When opening the portal, the dark mode is leaking to the application, causing it to look in dark in…

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## [Dark mode issue in Developer Canary Program Instances?](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/dark-mode-issue-in-developer-canary-program-instances/74600)

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**Author:** [@ajay](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/ajay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/dark-mode-issue-in-developer-canary-program-instances/74600 "2023-11-17T04:12:34Z")

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Some of our test instances are enrolled in the Developer Canary Program, where we’re encountering problems with the Dark mode theme. However, these issues aren’t present in our non-Canary cloud instances, where toggling …

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## [Reset Theme - Dark Mode](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/reset-theme-dark-mode/72901)

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**Author:** [@CapucineduRostu](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/CapucineduRostu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/reset-theme-dark-mode/72901 "2023-11-03T10:45:06Z")

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I’m stuck in dark mode and can’t find where to change it. Anyone can help?

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## [New dark theme is coming to Data Center](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/new-dark-theme-is-coming-to-data-center/69862)

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**Author:** [@MikeNi](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/MikeNi)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/new-dark-theme-is-coming-to-data-center/69862 "2023-06-18T23:37:38Z")

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Hey :wave: Developer Community, We are excited to announce that a dark theme for Data Center products is on the horizon! During Team23, we updated our public roadmap to include plans to ship dark theme for Data Center p…

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## [RFC-11: Dark Mode & Theming is coming to Confluence Cloud](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-11-dark-mode-theming-is-coming-to-confluence-cloud/69172)

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**Author:** [@AlexWhite](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/AlexWhite)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-11-dark-mode-theming-is-coming-to-confluence-cloud/69172 "2023-06-06T18:44:59Z")

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Hi developer community, Confluence Cloud Dark Mode and user-driven theming are coming! Please take some time to read our Request for Comment (RFC) and provide any feedback as you modify your apps to support themes. We w…
