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title: Introducing Wabi, a new theme
description: Wabi is a WordPress block theme that enhances storytelling with clean design, customizable accent colors, and multiple style variations for writers.
doc_version: current
last_updated: '2026-03-31T09:55:57.000Z'
date: '2022-02-22T08:39:40.000Z'
author: Rich Tabor
summary: Wabi is a WordPress block theme that enhances storytelling with clean design, customizable accent colors, and multiple style variations for writers.
tags:
  - Design
  - Themes
  - WordPress
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type: blog
url: /wabi
canonical: https://richtabor.com/wabi
id: 2269
---

Share your authentic self with [Wabi](https://wordpress.org/themes/wabi), a WordPress block theme designed to help you tell your story best. Wabi foregrounds the simplistic design language of storytelling through clean lines, beautiful typography and a dynamic accent color system — making it a brilliant theme for writers and publishers.

With [Wabi](https://wordpress.org/themes/wabi), you may pick an accent color for each post and “theme” that content, providing a clever design layer to compliment the theme’s minimal style. Each post can have one of six different accent colors, all of which you may tailor within the new Global Styles interface.

## **Theme style variations**

With multiple style variations (light, dark, and two dynamic color schemes — _aoi_ and _pinku_) at your fingertips, Wabi is the most expressive and adaptable writing theme yet.

![Wabi Block Theme Styles](https://i0.wp.com/rich.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/6fdb3-wabi-block-theme-1.jpg?ssl=1&resize=2400%2C1600)

_Four different styles of Wabi (top to bottom): Light, Dark, Aoi & Pinku_

To apply one of these styles, head into the site editor, then select the “Styles” menu item. You’ll see the new _Styles_ sidebar, which you’ll be able to change your theme’s style from.

![](https://i0.wp.com/rich.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/c1b6f-wabi-dark.jpg?ssl=1&resize=2400%2C1600)

_Setting Wabi’s dark style_

Pick your favorite and press “Save” to apply the style to your site. One caveat to note is that the Styles interface is only available if you’re running the standalone [Gutenberg plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/).

You may [download Wabi](https://wordpress.org/themes/wabi) from the WordPress Themes Directory today, 100% free and licensed under the GPL. If you like the theme, I’d love to hear it — do reach out on [Twitter](https://x.com/richtabor/), and consider [leaving a review](https://wordpress.org/themes/wabi/). Enjoy!

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