The dot in the sidebar for new/unread topics can be coloured like so: span.sidebar-section-link-suffix.icon.unread svg { color: red !important; } For the topic’s dot for new topics, use: a.badge-notification.new-topic::before { background-color: red !important; } If you want to target icons …

Help with locating the correct CSS location to change color of specific text

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hipp0 December 31, 2025, 3:31pm 5

Thanks this helped a lot and now I am making quick progress on customizing!

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Help with locating the correct CSS location to change color of specific text

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