How to change the icon for Issue types
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Jira Cloud
For Jira Cloud, please see How to change the Icon for Issue Types
Summary
This page explains how you can change the icon for Issue types.
Environment
Jira 8.x and 9.x
Solution
1- Navigate to Jira Administration > Issues > Issue types
2. On the Actions column, click on Edit next to the Issue type you would like to change
3. On Issue Type Avatar, click on select image
4. You can use one of the existing icons or upload a new one
- MUST have a recognizable image extension (jpg, jpeg, gif, png)
Note: Due to an existing bug JRASERVER-63448 - Getting issue details... STATUS when changing the issue type icon to a custom image, the custom image is displayed everywhere in Jira (issue detail page and issue navigator) but not on the Issue create screen. It shows the default or previous image.
Workaround: Restart Jira after changing the icon.
Note 2: The icon will be changed for the issue type in all projects. It is not possible to have different avatars for the same issue type.
Changing the icon will, therefore, affect all projects using this issue type.