Emby Css Themes Better Now

| Theme | Style | Key Feature | |-------|-------|--------------| | Dark Neon | Cyberpunk | Glowing borders, dark background | | Clean Glass | Minimalist | Frosted glass panels | | Poster Wall | Cinematic | Full-bleed backgrounds, no UI chrome | | Retro VHS | Nostalgic | Scanlines, monospace fonts |

Emby defines CSS variables you can override. Add these at the top of your custom CSS:

:root 
    --theme-primary-color: #e50914;      /* Netflix red */
    --theme-background-color: #141414;   /* Dark gray */
    --theme-text-color: #ffffff;
    --theme-accent-color: #b81b24;

Experiment with variable names by inspecting the page – not all are documented. emby css themes better

/* Emby Glass Dark Theme */
body 
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #0a0f1a 0%, #03060c 100%) !important;
.skinHeader 
  background: rgba(20, 25, 35, 0.7) !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
.card 
  background: rgba(30, 35, 45, 0.5) !important;
  border-radius: 20px !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  transition: all 0.2s;
.card:hover 
  background: rgba(45, 55, 70, 0.7) !important;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
.emby-button 
  background: #2c3e66 !important;
  border-radius: 40px !important;
  font-weight: 500;
.emby-button:focus 
  outline: 2px solid #ffb347;
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb 
  background: #ffb347;

Use your browser’s Inspect Element tool (right-click → Inspect) to find Emby’s class and ID names. Common targets:

/* Main background */
.skinHeader, .backgroundContainer 
    background: url('your-image.jpg') no-repeat center center fixed;
    background-size: cover;
/* Poster cards */
.cardImage 
border-radius: 12px;
box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
 | Theme | Style | Key Feature |
/* Buttons */
.button-link 
background: #00aaff;
color: white;
border-radius: 50px;

/* Scrollbar */
::-webkit-scrollbar 
width: 8px;
::-webkit-scrollbar-track 
background: #111;
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb 
background: #00aaff;
 Experiment with variable names by inspecting the page

If you want to upgrade your Emby server's look beyond the stock options, custom CSS is the way to go. You can apply these by going to Settings > Branding and pasting the code into the Custom CSS box.

Here are some of the best community-favorite themes and where to find them: Popular CSS Themes EMBY THEME NETFLIX - Feature Requests

If you install one theme, make it this one. Ultrachromic focuses on rounding corners, using frosted glass effects (backdrop blur), and shrinking the poster grid to show more titles.

.skinHeader  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7) !important; backdrop-filter: blur(8px);