26 Dark Academia iPhone Wallpapers (Free Download!)

First, we brought you Light Academia wallpapers; now it’s time for something a little moodier. We created a totally free collection of Dark Academia iPhone wallpapers.

Dark Academia is a popular aesthetic based on Gothicism, American prep, and European cultures. Key motifs of this aesthetic include literature, old buildings, and history. Its allure is dark and mysterious–a world that few have an opportunity to experience. Think secret societies, old money, and decadence.

Keep scrolling to download Dark Academia iPhone wallpapers.

These wallpapers are for personal use only. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, or offer them for sale.

How to Download Dark Academia iPhone Wallpapers

Downloading the wallpapers is quite simple.

Tap and hold the wallpaper for approximately 3 seconds. Next, select Add to Photos to save your desired wallpaper to your iPhone’s camera roll.

Will the Dark Academia iPhone Wallpapers Work for Android?

Yes! Although these wallpapers were designed for iPhone, they can be used for Android phones.

On your Android phone, press the image and select Save Image.

How to Set a Wallpaper as a Background or Lock Screen

For iPhone:

• Open Settings.
• Tap Wallpaper, then select Choose New Wallpaper.
• Choose the image from your camera roll.
• Adjust the image if desired, then tap Set.
• Tap Lock Screen to change the Lock Screen image. Set Home Screen to change the home screen wallpaper. Tap Set Both to change both the lock screen and home screen.

For Android:

• Open the Gallery app.
• Locate the wallpaper you want to use and tap on it.
• Tap on the icon with the three dots on the lower right corner of the screen and Set as Wallpaper.
• Choose between using the image as a home page wallpaper, lock screen or both.

1. Parisian Church

2. University Window

3. Antique Books

4. Columns

5. Parisian Courthouse

6. St. Peter’s Basilica

7. Cat in Shadow

8. Antique Desk

9. Oxford Building

10. Spiral Staircase

11. Amsterdam Bicycle

12. Cozy Bar

13. Gothic Edinborugh

14. Parisian Dark Academia

15. Irish Library

16. Versailles

17. Old Violin

18. Creepy Staircase

19. German Statues

20. Guilded Frame

21. Library

22. View from a Window

23. Books and Cocoa

24. Antique Typewriter

25. Historic Library

26. Dark Academia Harp

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