# Make your help center look like your brand

_Category: Getting started_

Give your help center your logo, colors and fonts so customers know they're in the right place. You work on a draft, so readers see nothing until you publish.

**Who can do this:** Owners and Admins (Editors can open the template editor with **Customize** on your help center) · **Plans:** All plans

## Pick a theme

1. Sign in to HelpCenter.io and click **Template editor** in the left menu. Your help center opens in a preview, with the settings beside it.
2. Click **Theme gallery**.
3. Click **Compare & apply…** on a theme you like.
4. Untick anything you want to keep as it is.

![Screen recording. In Theme gallery, click Compare & apply… on a theme. Untick anything you want to keep as it is.](https://helpcenter-io.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/self/Z1n4J7y2X3XkNJSDgdSvV0o26EmMecJfN6uBt7Vh.gif)
A theme changes your design, never your articles or categories.

1. Click **Apply theme**. The preview switches to the new theme. It stays a draft until you publish.

![Screen recording. Click Apply theme. The preview switches to it. It is still a draft. Visitors see it after you Publish.](https://helpcenter-io.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/self/VZnp37MPLnieuZ0M5bbrqi7Hp1SVn9UHvAGx3cZF.gif)
Nothing changes for visitors until you publish.

**Brand** starts unticked, so your logo and name stay as they are.

## Add your logo and favicon

1. Click **Brand**.
2. Check the **Site name**. It's your brand name everywhere your help center is named, including the widget.
3. Under **Logo**, click **Upload** and choose your logo. PNG or SVG works best.
4. If your logo is dark, upload a light version under **Dark-mode logo**. Set the preview's appearance to **Dark** to check it.
5. Under **Favicon**, upload the small icon that browser tabs show. A 32×32 PNG or ICO file works in every browser.

![Screen recording. Brand holds your name, logo and favicon. Under Dark-mode logo, click Upload and pick a light version. Switch the preview to Dark to check it.](https://helpcenter-io.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/self/JHe2rgH9tRU0LKHE7xXfW1EkcYGe9r4ZAW7ktWql.gif)
The dark-mode logo shows whenever your help center appears in dark mode.

## Set your colors and fonts

1. Click **Theme**.
2. Under **Light mode**, set **Primary** to your main brand color. Change the other colors if you like, and the **Dark mode** colors too.
3. Under **Typography**, choose a **Body font** and a **Heading font**.

The preview updates as you go. Where a color would make text hard to read, HelpCenter.io adjusts it automatically.

## Publish your design

1. Click **Publish** at the top of the template editor.
2. Check the list of changes, add a **Version note** if you like, then click **Publish**.

Your live help center switches to the new design. Every publish is kept in **Version history**, so you can go back to an earlier design.

Your changes save to a draft automatically, and the top bar shows **All changes saved**. Readers keep seeing your last published design until you click **Publish**.

## Next steps

- Rearrange what's on each page: [Add, move and remove components](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/components).
- Check your design on phones and in dark mode: [Preview on phones, tablets and in dark mode](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/preview-your-design).

## Related articles

- [Get started with the template editor](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/template-editor)
- [Choose a theme](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/choose-a-theme)
- [Add your logo, favicon and brand name](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/logo-and-brand)
- [Change colors, fonts and spacing](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/colors-and-fonts)
- [Publish your design](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/publish-your-design)