Change how your site looks

You can change the look and style of your site at any time.

Tip: This section is for new Google Sites. Get help with classic Google Sites.

Choose a theme for your site

Use a pre-made theme

  1. On a computer, open a site in new Google Sites.
  2. At the right, clickTheme.
  3. Under "Created by Google," select a pre-made theme.

Create a custom theme

With custom themes, you can:

  • Create styles with different background and text colors and apply them to different parts of your site.
  • Set defaults for each text style.
  • Add brand images or favicons.
  • Change the color of your menu text and background.
    • Tip: To move your menu to the top or the side, click SettingsSettings , then go to Navigation.
  • Customize other sites properties like buttons, dividers, links, and image carousels.

Create a custom theme

  1. On a computer, open a site in new Google Sites.
  2. At the right, clickTheme.
  3. Under "Custom," select Create theme Plus.
  4. Enter a name for your theme and select Next.
    • You can also add a logo and banner image.
  5. Select a color palette and select Next.
    • To choose specific colors for different parts of your site, select Customize colors.
  6. Choose your fonts and select Create theme.
  7. You can continue to make changes to your new custom theme in the panel on the right.

Make changes to a custom theme

  1. On the right, select the "Themes" panel.
  2. Under "Custom," find the custom theme you want to edit.
  3. In the upper right corner, select More Moreand thenEdit.

Change your site's style

Tip: You must have more than one page to change the menu location.

Change the font

Change how a section looks

  1. Point to a section on the page. Then, at the left, click Background Color.
  2. Choose a style or add a photo.

Move the menu to the top or left

Tip: You must have more than one page to change the menu location.

Change the color of the menu

If you're using a pre-made theme

  1. In the top right corner, click Settings Settings.
  2. In the "Settings" window, go to Navigation and then Color.
  3. Choose Transparent, White, or Black.
  4. At the top right, click Publish.

If you're using a custom theme

  1. On the right, select the "Themes" panel.
  2. Under "Custom," find the custom theme you want to edit.
  3. In the upper right corner, select More Moreand thenEdit.
  4. ClickNavigation.
  5. Under "Background," change the color of the menu, or select "Transparent at top."
  6. To publish your changes, at the top right, clickPublish.

Classic Google Sites

Tip: This section is for classic Google Sites. Get help with new Google Sites.

Change your site's design

Change the theme or layout

Choose a style

Change the layout

Change the background or font

Change the background

Change the font style, color, or size

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