How to customise the Dawn theme
Customise Dawn in the theme editor by setting your brand colours and fonts, building your homepage from sections, customising product and collection templates, and adding apps as blocks. For features Dawn doesn't include, a developer can add custom sections.
By Abdullah Ashraf, Shopify expert · Last updated: October 2026
Quick summary
- Set colours and typography in theme settings.
- Build pages from sections and blocks.
- Use custom sections for extra features.
Brand styling
In Theme settings, set colour schemes, fonts, buttons and spacing.
Sections
Add and reorder sections such as image banners, featured collections and rich text.
Templates
Create alternative product or page templates for different layouts.
Going further
Custom sections add features without heavy apps. See custom sections.
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