# Global styles

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**Global style** settings give you more control over all design elements (colors, fonts, spacing, button styles, etc.).

Use global styles to closely match your current branding and keep section styles consistent, saving time from editing each section individually.
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### Global styles preview

When you open and edit global styles settings, you can preview your changes in the **Global styles preview** that appears in the editor preview.&#x20;

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The **Global styles preview** will not appear on your live storefront.
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## Customize global styles

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Find the **Section Studio • Global styles** section in the side panel, below your template sections. These settings appear after you install your first section to a theme.

Click the nested blocks to find style settings for **Fonts**, **Colors**, **Buttons**, **Icons**, **Borders and styles**, and **Layout and spacing**.
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<h3 align="center">Global style guides</h3>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Fonts</strong></mark></td><td><a href="global-styles/fonts">fonts</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Colors</strong></mark></td><td><a href="global-styles/colors">colors</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Buttons</strong></mark></td><td><a href="global-styles/buttons">buttons</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Icons</strong></mark></td><td><a href="global-styles/icons">icons</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Border and styles</strong></mark></td><td><a href="global-styles/borders-and-styles">borders-and-styles</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Layout and spacing</strong></mark></td><td><a href="global-styles/layout-and-spacing">layout-and-spacing</a></td></tr></tbody></table>