# Background colored category names

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-colored-category-names/41781>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 30, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-colored-category-names/41781 "2016-03-30T17:56:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jacotec](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jacotec/32/51692_2.png) [@jacotec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jacotec)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-colored-category-names/41781/1 "2016-03-30T17:56:44Z")

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Hi,

in some Discourse installations I see this kind of category names, they are fully colored instead of having only the colored square in front:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/3/c33c94a853b8ed79598246153d8f46371dc6accc.jpg)

I can’t find a way to set it like this, any hint is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-colored-category-names/41781/2 "2016-03-30T17:57:44Z")

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Search `category style` in the admin area

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**Author:** ![jacotec](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jacotec/32/51692_2.png) [@jacotec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jacotec)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-colored-category-names/41781/3 "2016-03-30T18:01:40Z")

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Cool, thanks! 👍

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**Author:** ![Rodelio\_Lagahit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rodelio_lagahit/32/121638_2.png) [@Rodelio\_Lagahit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rodelio_Lagahit)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-colored-category-names/41781/4 "2016-04-07T03:08:48Z")

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Thanks for this info! I was looking for this for quite awhile but literally use the “search” field to find this 😃

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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-colored-category-names/41781/5 "2024-06-08T12:45:43Z")

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