# Swipe to close lightbox image on mobile

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/swipe-to-close-lightbox-image-on-mobile/92585>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [July 18, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swipe-to-close-lightbox-image-on-mobile/92585 "2018-07-18T00:06:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swipe-to-close-lightbox-image-on-mobile/92585/2 "2018-07-18T08:17:00Z")

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The other way that seems intuitive to close a lightboxed image on mobile is to use the back button. That doesn’t work either. I have finally learned to find the X, but I agree that it can be hard to find.

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