Custom Theming for Embedded Experiences

Symmetry I-9 supports custom theming for embedded experiences, allowing you to apply your branding to the user interfaces embedded within your platform. Theming applies to both embedded modules included with Symmetry I-9:

  • Employee embedded experience: the interface end users complete to submit Form I-9
  • Administrator embedded experience: the interface you use to review submissions and take action on E-Verify cases

Custom theming enables you to deliver a branded, cohesive experience across these embedded modules while preserving established UI behavior and accessibility standards.

Theming Scope and Inheritance Model

Symmetry I-9 supports a two-tier theming model that lets you manage branding at either the account (service provider) level or the employer level.

Account-Level Themes

An account-level theme acts as the default theme for your account.

  • When applied, the theme cascades to all employers under your account
  • Updates and deletions at this level affect all employers
  • Account-level GET operations return the theme from the first available employer domain

Use account-level theming when you want a consistent brand experience across all employers you manage.

Employer-Level Themes

An employer-level theme applies only to a specific employer.

  • Employer-level themes override any account-level theme for that employer
  • Updates affect only the specified employer
  • Other employers continue to use the account-level theme (if present) or their own employer-level theme

Use employer-level theming when you need employer-specific branding.

How It Works

Custom themes use a JSON configuration format that automatically translates into CSS variables applied globally across all application pages. The system uses nested JSON structures to organize style properties logically, making theme management straightforward and maintainable.

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Supported customization

To ensure usability and visual consistency, only a defined set of styling properties can be modified.

Unsupported values may still be processed as CSS variables but do not affect rendered UI elements.

Supported Elements

Theming allows you to customize specific visual elements across six categories. These settings apply consistently across both embedded experiences.

Body Text and Typography

Controls the default text styling body used throughout the embedded interfaces:

AttributeTypeDescription
fontSizestringBase font size for body text (for example,15px).
colorstringBase text color for body content. (for example,#F54927)

Links & Navigation

Defines how links (link) appear and respond to user interaction:

AttributeTypeDescription
colorstringDefault link color
decorationstringDefault text decoration (for example, underline or none)
hoverColorstringLink color on hover
hoverDecorationstringHover text decoration

Headings (H1–H6)

Provides consistent styling for all heading levels in the headings object (h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6):

AttributeTypeDescription
fontSizestringFont size for the heading level
fontWeightstringWeight of the heading text
colorstringColor of the heading text

Alerts & Notifications

Customizes alerts and notifications using variant-based styling:

AttributeTypeDescription
borderWidthstringBorder thickness for alerts
borderRadiusstringCorner radius for alert containers
variantsobjectColor and border settings for alert variants (possible values:primary, info, danger, success, warning)
variants.backgroundColorstringBackground color for the alert variant
variants.borderColorstringBorder color for the alert variant

Buttons & Interactive Elements

Controls the appearance of buttons across variants and states:

AttributeTypeDescription
borderRadiusstringButton corner radius within alerts
variantsobjectPer-variant button styling
variants.backgroundColorstringBackground color for the button
variants.activeBackgroundColorstringBackground color when the button is active or pressed
defaultstringBorder color used for the default button style

Form Controls & Inputs

Ensures consistent styling for user input formControl elements:

AttributeTypeDescription
borderColorstringBorder color applied to inputs and form fields
borderRadiusstringCorner radius for form fields
focusBorderColorstringBorder color when a field is focused

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