Brighten Up Your Jira: How to Add Colors to Labels

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Have you ever wondered why labels in Jira always look gray? Wouldn't it be great if you could make them colorful and add some sparkles?

If you haven't, let's first look why you might want to add some colors.

Why labels need colors?

Colorful Labels can significantly enhance the visual organization and prioritization of tasks and enhance your overall Jira experience.

• Color-coded labels make it easier for team members to quickly identify and categorize issues at a glance.
• The visual distinction can improve workflow efficiency and help teams focus on the most critical tasks.

How to add colors to labels?

Jira does not have an out-of-the-box feature to add labels. However, a new generation of third-party Marketplace apps can fill this gap.

One popular option is the "Advanced Labels: Jira Label Manager & Colorful Custom Labels" app built by my team, which allows you to create custom color-coded labels.

Here's a quick guide on how to use it:

• Install the "Advanced Labels" app from the Atlassian Marketplace
• Once the app is installed, go to Apps → Colorful Labels
• Create labels with colors (these labels can be added to issues just like default labels)

With these simple steps, you can transform your Jira labels from dull gray to vibrant, meaningful visual cues. This not only improves the aesthetics of your Jira but also enhances team productivity and issue management.

If you've followed through those steps, you're not only creating labels with colors, but you also defined labels in advance, so that everyone in your team can use them. This is unlike default labels, which always need to be added to at least one issue before they can exist.

This makes it easy to standardize label usage across teams and maintain consistency.

Here's a visual comparison of before and after 👇

In addition, this app can also manage default Jira labels. And if you liked colorful labels and want to gradually migrate from default labels, you can use this feature to get rid of them quickly 😄

Further links

• Start a free 30-day trial
• Checkout detailed documentation

Do you think colorful labels will improve your Jira experience? Let us know in comments below 💙