Customize a shortcut

By default, new shortcuts display a magic wand icon and one of 15 colors. You can customize the shortcut’s appearance (the colored rectangle in the Library) by changing its color and giving it an icon more representative of its task.

You can also change of the name of a saved custom shortcut or a shortcut you’ve added from the Gallery.

Customize a shortcut’s appearance

  1. In the Shortcuts app Library , tap on the shortcut you want to modify.

  2. In the shortcut editor, tap to open Settings.

  3. Tap the Icon row, then do any of the following:

    • Change the shortcut’s color: Tap Color, then tap a color swatch.

      Icon screen showing shortcut color options.
    • Change the shortcut’s glyph (icon): Tap Glyph, tap a category at the bottom of the screen (Objects, People, and so on), then tap an icon.

      Icon screen showing shortcut glyph options.

      For information on the Home Screen options, see Add a custom shortcut icon to the Home screen.

  4. To save your changes, tap Done.

  5. Tap Done again to return to the shortcut editor, then tap Done (one more time!) to see the updated shortcut in the Library.

Change a shortcut’s name

  1. In the Shortcuts app Library , tap on the shortcut you want to modify.

  2. In the shortcut editor, tap to open Settings.

  3. Tap the Name row, tap , type a new name, then tap Done.

  4. Tap Done again to return to the shortcut editor.

    The new name appears at the top of the shortcut editor and on the shortcut in the Library.

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