Set up Elementor global colours and fonts before you build

Set global colours and fonts in Elementor Site Settings before building, so the whole site changes from one place. A short setup routine.

Updated 20 October 2026 · Written by AI Web Tools

Short answer

Elementor's Site Settings let you define global colours and global fonts once and use them in every widget. If you pick a global colour instead of typing a hex code, changing it later updates the whole site. It is in free Elementor, takes ten minutes, and is the single best habit for a site that stays consistent.

A ten-minute routine

  1. Open any page in Elementor, open the menu, and choose Site Settings.
  2. Under Global Colors, set Primary, Secondary, Text and Accent, and add a few custom ones such as a light background.
  3. Under Global Fonts, set Primary (headings), Secondary, Text and Accent. Use at most two font families.
  4. Under Typography and Buttons, set the defaults for body text, headings and buttons.
  5. From now on, choose these globals in every widget instead of typing values.

Fonts and speed

Every font family and weight is a download. Two families and three or four weights cover almost any site. If the site's audience is mostly on mobile data, consider a system font stack for body text.

When you inherit a messy site

If a site has hard-coded colours everywhere, set the globals anyway and replace values page by page as you edit. It takes a while once and saves time forever.

Sources

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Questions people ask

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Are global colours and fonts a Pro feature?

No. They are part of free Elementor's Site Settings.

Do theme settings override them?

Elementor's Site Settings apply to Elementor content. With a light theme such as Hello there is little theme styling left to conflict.

Can I export these settings to another site?

Yes, as part of a kit export from Elementor's tools. See the template kit guide.

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