Customize Survey Theme

    Change how your survey looks to respondents.

    Beginner2 min readUpdated 13 Sep 2026

    Open the design settings

    In the survey builder, open the Design or appearance panel. Changes preview live.

    What you can change

    • Colours — see Customize Colors.
    • Fonts — see Customize Fonts.
    • Logo — see Add Your Logo.
    • Background — a solid colour or an image behind the form.
    • Corners and spacing — how rounded and how dense the form feels.
    • Layout — all questions on one page, or one at a time.

    Keep it legible

    A survey is a form people want to finish quickly, not a poster. Two things matter more than the palette:

    • Contrast — dark text on a light background, or the reverse. Mid-grey on beige fails for anyone with less than perfect eyesight.
    • Restraint — a background image behind form fields makes labels harder to read. If you want one, keep it subtle.

    Themes are per survey

    Each survey carries its own design. Duplicating a survey carries the design across, which is the easiest way to keep a set of surveys consistent.

    Tip — Check every design change in the phone preview. Backgrounds behave differently on a narrow screen.

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