# RFE: dark/light mode options for custom emoji

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfe-dark-light-mode-options-for-custom-emoji/207558>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfe-dark-light-mode-options-for-custom-emoji/207558 "2021-10-29T16:27:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfe-dark-light-mode-options-for-custom-emoji/207558/1 "2021-10-29T16:27:07Z")

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So, I’m using and love [Discourse Reactions - Beyond Likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-beyond-likes/183261). I have some custom emoji, like `:classic_smiley:`

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/2/326de71c2ca4345e88f30b9ccac27da998f0b273.png)

(My gen-z teenagers tell me that 🙂 does not mean what I, gen-x, think it does. But they will _never take my emoticons_.)

The problem is: that looks great in light mode, but fails in dark mode. I’d like it to automatically be replaced with a different color (like, white, probably).

It would be lovely if the custom emoji interface would allow upload of images dark and light color schemes separately, and apply as appropriate based on the color palette selected for the theme.

Actually, this could extended to _color palettes generally_ — if someone wants to make a [Hot Dog Stand](https://blog.codinghorror.com/a-tribute-to-the-windows-31-hot-dog-stand-color-scheme/), it’d be cool for the custom emoji to be able to switch accordingly. (But dark/light is my real concern.)

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