# Option: theme

This option enables you to specify what theme to use when rendering the TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor instances. This name matches the directories located in "tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/themes". The default value of this option is "advanced". TinyMCE has three built in themes and these are described in greater detail below.

### advanced

This is the advanced theme of TinyMCE, this theme enables users to add/remove buttons and panels and is a lot more flexible than the simple or default theme. For more information about this themes specific options check the "Advanced theme" configuration section.

### simple

This is the most simple theme for TinyMCE it contains only the basic functions.

### Example of usage of the theme option:

    tinyMCE.init({
        ...
        theme : "advanced",
        theme_advanced_buttons3_add_before : "tablecontrols,separator"
    });