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title: "Configure the icon for a data template"
slug: "configure-the-icon-for-a-data-template"
abstract: "How to configure an icon for a data template that controls the default icon shown for all items based on the data template."
---
# Configure the icon for a data template

Instead of setting an icon for individual Sitecore items, you can set the icon for a data template. This icon then becomes the default icon for items based on that template. This includes the standard values item.

To configure the icon for a data template:

1. In the Template Manager or the Content Editor, select the data template definition item.
2. On the **Configure** tab, in the **Appearance** group, click **Icon**.
3. In the icon selection window, select an icon.
4. On the ribbon menu, click **Save**.

> [!note]
> You configure most data template properties in the standard values for the template. You configure icons, however, in the template definition item.