diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 75c3a43a2..9be5b550f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "sphinx.ext.autosummary",
     "sphinx.ext.todo",
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
+    "sphinx.ext.graphviz",
     "sphinxext.rediraffe",
     "sphinx_design",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
@@ -90,6 +91,16 @@
     "jupyter": ("Jupyter", "https://jupyter.org"),
 }
 
+
+# -- sphinx_ext_graphviz options ---------------------------------------------
+
+graphviz_output_format = "svg"
+inheritance_graph_attrs = dict(
+    rankdir="LR",
+    fontsize=14,
+    ratio="compress",
+)
+
 # -- sphinx_togglebutton options ---------------------------------------------
 togglebutton_hint = str(_("Click to expand"))
 togglebutton_hint_hide = str(_("Click to collapse"))
diff --git a/docs/examples/kitchen-sink/graphviz.rst b/docs/examples/kitchen-sink/graphviz.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a003b70ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/kitchen-sink/graphviz.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+========
+Graphviz
+========
+
+Inheritance Diagram
+-------------------
+
+Using `sphinx.ext.inheritance_diagram`, inheritance diagrams can be generated
+through `sphinx.ext.graphviz`.  If the output of the inheritance diagrams are
+in `svg` format, they can be made to conform to light or dark mode.
+
+To have the inheritance-diagram render to `svg`, inside `conf.py`, you need
+the following option.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    # conf.py
+    ...
+    graphviz_output_format = 'svg'
+    ...
+
+Below is an example of the inheritance diagram for ``matplotlib.figure.Figure``
+
+.. inheritance-diagram:: matplotlib.figure.Figure
+
+See the sphinx inheritance-diagram `documentation`_ for more information.
+
+.. _documentation: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions/inheritance.html