🖼️ How to Add a Custom Icon to a Tab in Salesforce

Adding a custom icon to your Salesforce tabs gives your org a personalized and professional touch. Follow these quick steps to make your tabs stand out with your own brand style!

🔹 Step 1: Upload Your Icon

1. Switch to Salesforce Classic – Click your profile photo → Switch to Salesforce Classic.
   
2. Open the Documents Tab – Click the “+” icon on the top bar → find Documents.
   
3. Create a New Document – Click New, enter the Document Name, select a Folder, and check Externally Available Image.
   
4. Upload Your Icon File – Choose your image (under 20 KB for best performance) → click Save.

🔹 Step 2: Assign the Icon to Your Custom Tab

1. Switch back to Lightning Experience.
   
2. Go to Setup → Quick Find → Tabs.
   
3. Under Custom Object Tabs, click New (or edit an existing one).
   
4. Select Create your own style → choose the uploaded Document image.
   
5. Click Save.

🎉 Step 3: View Your Custom Tab

Open your custom object tab in Salesforce — your personalized icon now appears beautifully beside the tab name!