Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search

Google is testing a dark mode for desktop search, Google confirmed for The Verge. If the test was implemented for you and your system is set to dark mode, the background of Google search pages will be very dark gray.

Here is an example of what the dark mode looks like:

It is not clear how widely the test was implemented. Some Border employees automatically switched their search pages to dark mode and 9to5Google and some people in Twitter I also saw the new dark mode. But Google’s search pages are still white for me, although I have dark mode now on macOS.

It is also unclear whether or when dark mode for desktop search can be officially implemented more widely. “We’re always testing new ways to improve our experience for our users, but we don’t have anything specific to advertise right now,” Google said in a statement to The Verge.

This is not the first time that a dark desktop search mode has appeared: 9to5Google reported in January that some people were seeing the dark mode.

If you’re a fan of the dark mode, it’s been a busy few days. Changes to Twitter’s dark mode caught some people off guard last week, when the dark mode got even darker. And Microsoft is now testing changes to Word to darken entire documents when you’re using dark mode.

February 10 update, 5:18 pm ET: Google confirmed for The Verge that this release was a test, so we updated the title and article to reflect that.