Turning off Backlighting on MacBook Air Keyboard

Can I turn off the backlighting on the MacBook Air keyboard all together? If so, how? I'm not seeing that option in keyboard settings or on the top F1-F12 keys. Thank you!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 9:16 PM

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Turn your Mac keyboard’s backlighting on or off - Apple Support

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Mar 12, 2021 9:48 PM in response to AnnaIlene1

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