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 # xWRF
 
-![Logo](docs/source/_static/xwrf_logo_bg_dark.svg#gh-dark-mode-only)![Logo](docs/source/_static/xwrf_logo_bg_light.svg#gh-light-mode-only)
+![Project logo displaying the name xWRF, with the X made of triangles pointing to a center point and tick marks bordering each letter](https://github.com/xarray-contrib/xwrf/raw/main/docs/source/_static/xwrf_logo_bg_light.svg#gh-light-mode-only)![](docs/source/_static/xwrf_logo_bg_dark.svg#gh-dark-mode-only)
 
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