Select a theme in Next Experience

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title: Select a theme in Next Experience
description: Personalize your Next Experience instance by selecting a theme and it's variant or alternate color palette in the user preferences menu.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-user-interface/select-a-theme-in-next-experience.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [choose theme, select theme, theme user preference]
breadcrumb: [Preferences, Use, Next Experience UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Select a theme in Next Experience

Personalize your Next Experience instance by selecting a theme and it's variant or alternate color palette in the user preferences menu.

## Before you begin

**Note:** An administrator must enable at least one theme before you can select one as described in this task. For information about theme variants and alternate color palettes, see [Core styles, colors, variants, and alternate color palettes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-user-interface/difference-themes-variants.md).

Role required: none

You can also watch a short video on how to select a theme.

\[Omitted video\] Description: Select a theme in Next Experience.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **User Menu** > **Preferences** > **Theme**.

2.  Select an available theme.

    The themes that are displayed in your Theme user preference depend on the customizations that were made by your administrator.

    Each theme card displays the core theme and all variants or alternative color palettes that are associated with that core theme. Hover over the circles beneath the core theme to view a preview of the variant or alternate color palette. A colored border appears around the theme card that has been applied to your instance.

    \[Omitted image "select-a-theme.png"\] Alt text: Theme choices within the Theme user preference.