Is there a way to configure different colors for values in a Select List custom field?

Bianca Sarmiento June 1, 2020

I have a Select List (single choice) custom field that acts an indicator for RAG Status. I would like to configure the choices to be different colors. Is there a way to do this in Jira Software Cloud?

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Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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June 1, 2020

Can you add emojis as a select list value on Jira Cloud? https://getemoji.com/

Something like...

  • 🟩 OK
  • 🟨 Warning
  • 🟥 Danger

 

UPDATE:

Yes, you can:

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How?

1.-  Look for the desired emoji at https://getemoji.com/
2.-  Copy & paste as it was regular text.

 

Best regards, enjoy the trick!

Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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June 1, 2020

Yes, you can:

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Bianca Sarmiento June 1, 2020

Hi Jack - It's unclear to me how you were able to get the color boxes below. Can you help to further clarify. 

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Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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June 1, 2020

Look for the desired emoji at https://getemoji.com/, then copy & paste as it was regular text.

 

Regards

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Bianca Sarmiento June 2, 2020

Thanks, this worked!

Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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June 2, 2020

Enjoy the trick <3

Ana Galofre Smith October 7, 2021

This is a nifty trick thanks so much!

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Andrew Robinson March 18, 2022

This is brilliant, thank you @Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_ 

James Webber March 28, 2022

@Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_ this is awesome - using it all the time - you rock!

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Guy Anela June 17, 2022

Brilliant! ...and so simple.  Thanks Jack!

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This is *brilliant*! :) 

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January 12, 2024

For whatever reason this is not working for me. Has something changed?

Monica Morris March 21, 2024

Brilliant, works perfectly - thank you @Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_ !

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December 21, 2023

Is there a way to add colored text as a field option? When you view form fields on issue view in Jira Service Management, the text is really tough to ready because it is greyed out and very dim - Is there a way to get around that?

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Łukasz Przybyłowicz October 19, 2023

Ok, but how you search for it via jql?

Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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October 19, 2023

Haven't tried myself but it should be something like:

"Your Field Name" ~ "🟩"


...or... if you added some text apart from the colour

"Your Field Name" ~ "option text"

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October 16, 2023

It's really Awesome, Thanks for Sharing.

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Purnima Gore
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October 12, 2023

That was great, thank you for that. 

Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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October 15, 2023

Anytime

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Rajiv Ranjan September 28, 2022

@Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_ This is brilliant, thank you!!

Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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October 15, 2023

You are welcome!

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David Berkowitz September 12, 2022

This is so much simpler than trying to use any of the "traffic lights" plug-ins. Solved a long-running pain point for my teams. Thank you so much for sharing !

Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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September 13, 2022

Work smarter not harder :)

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Candace Chi-Tsunozaki September 6, 2022

So cool, thank you Jack!

Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_
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September 13, 2022

Anytime!

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