Custom Styles let you fine-tune the visual details of your resume after you choose a template. Instead of writing CSS, you create structured style rules that target resume sections and semantic parts of those sections, such as section headings, item containers, normal text, links, rich-text paragraphs, and list rows. Use Custom Styles when the regular Design, Typography, Layout, and Page settings are too broad. For example, you can make only your Experience headings uppercase, add a border around Projects, tighten the spacing inside rich-text bullet lists, or change how inline links appear in descriptions.Documentation Index
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When to use Custom Styles
Start with the normal builder settings first:| Need | Use this first |
|---|---|
| Change the overall color palette | Design |
| Change body or heading fonts | Typography |
| Change page size, margins, or section gaps | Page |
| Move sections between columns or pages | Layout |
| Hide, reorder, or edit section content | The section controls in the left sidebar |
- Styling one section differently from the rest of the resume.
- Adding padding, background, or border treatment to section items.
- Adjusting the spacing between rich-text list bullets and their text.
- Making rich-text links, bold text, or highlights stand out.
- Tightening rich-text paragraphs or lists in a long section without changing the whole resume.
Create a style rule
Choose a Target Scope
Choose where the rule should apply: All sections, a Section type, or a Specific section.
Choose a Style Slot
Choose which part of the target should receive the style, such as Section heading, Item container, Primary
text, Paragraph, or List item row.
Set the style values
Use the Color, Text, Spacing, and Border controls. Empty fields mean “use the template default.”
How style rules work
A Custom Style rule has three parts:| Part | What it means | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Target Scope | Where the rule applies | All sections, every Experience section, or one custom Projects section |
| Style Slot | Which semantic element receives the style | Section heading, Item container, Paragraph, List item row |
| Style values | The visual properties to apply | Text color, font size, padding, row gap, border width |
- All sections applies first.
- Section type overrides matching All sections values.
- Specific section overrides matching Section type and All sections values.
Disabled rules are ignored. Deleted or hidden sections do not render, so their rules have nothing to affect until the
section is visible again.
Target scopes
Target Scope decides how broad a rule should be.| Target Scope | What it affects | Useful when |
|---|---|---|
| All sections | Every rendered section where the selected slot exists. This includes built-in sections and custom sections. | You want a resume-wide default, such as all section headings using the same color or all rich-text lists using tighter spacing. |
| Section type | Every section with that content type. This includes matching custom sections. For example, a Projects-style custom section is affected by a Projects section-type rule. | You want every Experience section, every Skills section, or every Summary-style section to share a treatment. |
| Specific section | One actual section in this resume. | You have duplicate or custom sections and want only one of them to look different. |
Style property groups
The style editor is grouped by property type. Not every property is meaningful on every slot. Text properties work best on text-facing slots, while spacing, background, and border properties work best on containers.
Color
| Control | What it changes | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Text Color | Text color on text-facing slots. | Most reliable on heading, text, secondary text, link, and rich-text slots. |
| Background | Background color behind the selected slot. | Useful on section containers, item containers, paragraphs, list rows, and highlights. |
| Text Decoration Color | Underline or line-through color. | Use with Text Decoration. |
| Opacity | Transparency of the selected slot. | Values range from 0 to 1. |
rgba(r, g, b, a) values. Use the color picker when possible.
Text
| Control | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Font Size | Size in points. |
| Font Weight | Weight from 100 to 900. |
| Font Style | Normal or italic. |
| Line Height | Line-height multiplier. |
| Letter Spacing | Space between letters. |
| Text Decoration | None, underline, or line-through. |
| Decoration Style | Solid, dashed, or dotted decoration line. |
| Text Align | Left, center, right, or justify. |
| Text Transform | None, uppercase, lowercase, or capitalize. |
Spacing
| Control | What it changes | Useful for |
|---|---|---|
| Padding | Space inside the selected slot. | Creating breathing room inside boxes, highlighted paragraphs, or section items. |
| Margin | Space outside the selected slot. | Moving headings, paragraphs, or items closer together or farther apart. |
| Row Gap | Vertical gap between children when the selected slot lays out multiple rows. | Increasing or tightening list spacing and stacked item content. |
| Column Gap | Horizontal gap between children when the selected slot lays out multiple columns or row children. | Increasing or decreasing the space between a bullet marker and bullet text on List item row. |
Border
| Control | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Border Style | Solid, dashed, or dotted. |
| Border Width | Border thickness in points. |
| Border Radius | Corner roundness in points. |
| Border Color | Border color. |
Style Slots reference
Style Slots are semantic targets. They describe the part of a section that receives the style.Section slots
Section slots affect the structured fields of a resume section, such as titles, item headers, dates, keywords, profile links, and level indicators.| Style Slot | What it affects | Useful examples |
|---|---|---|
| Section container | The outer wrapper for a section, including the heading and section content. | Add a background tint behind a whole section, add section padding, or place a border around one custom section. |
| Section heading | The section title, such as Experience, Education, Projects, or a custom section title. | Make all headings uppercase, add extra margin below headings, or use a different color for Skills headings. |
| Item container | Each item inside a section, such as one job, one school, one project, one skill, or one summary item. | Add padding around each Project, create card-like Education entries, or increase the vertical gap inside Skill items. |
| Primary text | Normal section text and bold item titles rendered by the template, such as company names, roles, schools, dates, periods, and labels. | Make Experience body text slightly smaller, change date text color in a section type, or align normal text in a custom section. |
| Secondary text | Smaller supporting text rendered as secondary content, such as skill keywords or interest keywords. | Make skill keywords lighter, reduce keyword font size, or increase opacity for muted metadata. |
| Link | Structured links outside rich-text descriptions, such as item website links and linked item titles. | Underline project links, change website link color, or make all profile links use the primary color. |
| Icon | Section-content icons, such as profile, skill, interest, and custom-field icons rendered inside sections. Icon-based level indicators also use the shared icon styling. | Change icon color in Skills, reduce icon opacity in Interests, or use a softer color so icons do not compete with the text. |
| Level indicator | The wrapper around proficiency indicators used by Skills and Languages. | Add space above level indicators, reduce opacity for less prominent levels, or place a light border around the whole scale. |
Custom Styles currently target sections and rich-text content. The resume header, profile picture, name, headline, and
contact area are controlled by template, Design, Typography, Page, and Picture settings instead of these section
slots.
Rich-text slots
Rich-text slots affect content entered in rich-text editors, such as Summary content, Experience descriptions, Education descriptions, Project descriptions, Awards, Certifications, Publications, Volunteer, References, cover letters, and summary-style custom sections. They do not affect structured fields like company name, school name, date, or website unless those values are inside a rich-text description.| Style Slot | What it affects | Useful examples |
|---|---|---|
| Paragraph | Paragraph blocks inside rich-text content. | Tighten long summaries with a smaller line height, add margin between cover letter paragraphs, or add a subtle background behind summary paragraphs. |
| List | Ordered and unordered list containers inside rich text. | Increase Row Gap to add space between bullet items, or reduce Row Gap to fit more achievements on a page. |
| List item row | The outer row for each rich-text list item, including the bullet or number marker and the text content. | Increase Column Gap to add more space between the bullet icon and the text, reduce Column Gap for compact lists, or add padding/background around each bullet row. |
| List item content | The text/content area of each rich-text list item after the bullet or number marker. | Change bullet text line height, make only list content smaller, or apply text color without changing the bullet row layout. |
| Inline link | Links inside rich-text descriptions. This is separate from the Link slot used by structured website fields. | Underline links in descriptions, change inline link color, or make links use a dotted underline. |
| Bold text | Bold or strong text inside rich-text descriptions. | Make bold achievements use the primary color, increase bold font weight, or remove extra emphasis by lowering the weight. |
| Highlight | Highlighted text inside rich-text descriptions. | Change the default highlight background, make highlighted metrics use a different text color, or reduce highlight opacity. |
Practical examples
Increase the space between bullet markers and text
Use this when bullet text feels too close to the bullet icon or number.- Set Target Scope to All sections or choose a specific section type, such as Experience.
- Set Style Slot to List item row.
- In Spacing, increase Column Gap.
- Review the preview and adjust in small increments.
Make section headings more distinct
Use this when your template headings need more contrast.- Set Target Scope to All sections.
- Set Style Slot to Section heading.
- Set Text Color to your primary brand color.
- Set Text Transform to Uppercase if you want a stronger heading style.
- Add a small Margin Bottom value if headings feel too close to the content.
Create card-like project items
Use this when you want one section to feel visually grouped without changing the whole resume.- Set Target Scope to Specific section.
- Choose your Projects section.
- Set Style Slot to Item container.
- Add Padding on each side.
- Set a light Background color.
- Add Border Width, Border Color, and a small Border Radius if the template supports the look.
Tighten long descriptions
Use this when descriptions or bullet lists take too much vertical space.- Set Target Scope to the long section type, such as Experience.
- Set Style Slot to Paragraph and reduce Line Height slightly.
- Set Style Slot to List and reduce Row Gap.
- Set Style Slot to List item content and reduce Line Height if bullet text still feels loose.
Muting skill keywords
Use this when skill keywords or interest keywords compete with the main labels.- Set Target Scope to Section type.
- Choose Skills or Interests.
- Set Style Slot to Secondary text.
- Lower Opacity or choose a softer Text Color.
Manage applied rules
Every rule you create appears in Applied Rules. Each rule shows its target, style slot, and a compact summary of the properties you set.
- Disable or enable a rule without deleting it.
- Edit a rule by loading its target and slot back into the style editor.
- Delete a rule permanently.
- Reset Style to remove the rule for the currently selected target and slot.
Troubleshooting
The style did not change anything
Check that the selected slot exists in the selected target. Common mismatches:- Using Paragraph for company names or dates. Use Primary text instead.
- Using Link for links inside a description. Use Inline link instead.
- Using Secondary text in a section that does not render secondary text.
- Styling Level indicator in a section with no skill or language level values.