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How to Change the Color of Social Media Icons in WordPress?

Various 3D renders of social media logos over a blue background

Looking for how to change the color of social media icons in WordPress? By default, social media icons in WordPress have unique colors. This can be great, but it can also mess up your design and branding if you’d prefer to customize each color individually to match the site’s color palette.

Luckily, changing social media icon colors in WordPress is very easy. Let’s explore how to change the color of social media icons in WordPress using the built-in Social Icons block.

How to Change the Color of Social Media Icons in WordPress With the Built-In Social Icons Block

If you’re using icons from the built-in Gutenberg block, changing colors is easy and fast. Here’s the step-by-step.

First, open the block menu in the Gutenberg editor. Search for “social icons” and click the corresponding icon.

The Gutenberg editor interface in WordPress. An arrow highlights the "Social Icons" button in the block searcher feature.

Click on Add New Block.

The Gutenberg editor interface in WordPress. An arrow highlights the "Add Block" button.

Search for the social media icon you want to use. Here’s a list of all available icons.

The Gutenberg editor interface in WordPress. An arrow highlights the button to add an Instagram social media icon to a post.

Once you’ve added the icon, add a URL to the profile you want to link to.

The Gutenberg editor interface in WordPress. An arrow highlights the text box to add a URL to a social media button.

Click on the social icons block to bring up the context menu on the right-hand sidebar. Click on Styles.

The Gutenberg editor interface in WordPress. An arrow highlights the "Styles" button for the Social Icons block.

You have the option to change the color of the icon itself and its background.

The Gutenberg editor interface in WordPress. Two arrows highlight settings to change the color of Social Icons and their backgrounds.

You can choose from various preset and theme-specific colors or choose your own custom color.

The Gutenberg editor interface in WordPress. A color swatch interface allows you to modify the color of the Social Icons block.

After changing the icon’s colors, save your changes on the post, page, or template you are editing. Next time you see the icon on your live site, it will have the colors you assigned.

A WordPress blog post. An arrow highlights a Social Icons block displaying the Instagram logo.

Change the Color of Your WordPress Social Media Icons

As you can see, changing the color of social media icons is very quick and easy in WordPress. All you need to do is use the platform’s built-in Social Icons block and access its Styles section. In the Styles section, you will find the settings to change the icon’s color and background color.

With this knowledge, you can start giving your social media icons the makeover they need to fit your design and branding ideas.

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