Theme settings

Theme settings apply to your whole store. Open them from the paintbrush icon in the theme editor.

Favicon#

Favicon image is the small icon in the browser tab. Use a square image; 32 × 32 px is recommended.

Typography#

SettingWhat it does
HeadingsFont for headings, the logo when you use your store name, and large wordmarks.
BodyFont for text, buttons and form fields.
AccentFont for small labels, prices and subheadings.
Heading sizeScales all headings up or down.
Body text sizeScales body text up or down.
Use uppercase accent textShows labels and subheadings in capital letters.

Fonts come from Shopify's font library, so they load quickly and don't need a license.

Layout#

Colors#

Colors are set in color schemes. Each scheme has a background, surface (cards and form fields), text, muted text, border, button and button label color. Sections and some blocks let you choose a scheme, so you can create contrast between sections without editing colors one by one.

Keep enough contrast between text and background colors: 4.5:1 for text is the accessibility standard.

Shapes#

SettingWhat it does
Button shapePill, Rounded or Square. Applies to buttons, quantity selectors, option buttons and filter buttons. Color swatches stay round.
Image corner radiusRounds the corners of images and cards.
Input styleUnderline or Outline for form fields.
Input corner radiusRounds the corners of outlined form fields.

Animations#

Use animations turns hover and transition effects on or off. Animations are always off for visitors who ask their device to reduce motion.

Cart#

Cart type chooses what happens when a customer adds a product: Drawer opens the cart in a panel at the side, and Page keeps customers where they are and shows a short message with a link to the cart. See Quick add and cart.

Show search suggestions shows products, collections, pages and articles as customers type in the search window.

Currency format#

Show currency codes adds the currency code to prices, for example $10.00 USD. It's recommended when you sell in more than one currency.

Social media#

Add links to your Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), Threads, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat, Tumblr, Vimeo and LinkedIn accounts. Icons appear in the footer when Show social media icons is on in the footer section.