# Letter Types

Letter types are a grouping of configurable letter parts only available for channel type customisers. Letter types allows you to unique combinations of letter signs such 3D illuminated acrylic letters, Multi-layer backboard acrylic letters or 2D metal signs. You can assign more than one letter type to a sign customiser. For more information about letter parts, please visit this article.

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- Category: Features
- Last updated: 2025-02-12

## Article

Letter types are a grouping of configurable letter parts only available for channel type customisers.

Letter types allows you to unique combinations of letter signs such 3D illuminated acrylic letters, Multi-layer backboard acrylic letters or 2D metal signs.

You can assign more than one letter type to a sign customiser.

For more information about letter parts, please visit this article.

## How to create a letter type

1.  Navigate to the admin on Sign Customiser on your store.

2.  Click on "Customisers"

3.  Click on the customiser you wish to edit.

4.  On the left-hand side menu click on **Letter Types**

5.  Click on "Add new letter type"

6.  You will now be taken to a new page where you add **letter parts** to your **Letter Type.** A letter part allows you to assign textures/colours and pricing to the side of a letter or other optional element that makes up a channel letter.

    ![](/help/intercom-docs/help-centre-images/781aeb5b09b48d3979ce47113f7ef6b19b3e13eb0507aad3af56ad0c740d9caf.png)

7.  You can Add a label and description of the letter type by scrolling to the bottom of the page where you can see the "**Letter type settings.**" card.

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8.  After making your changes click save at the bottom of the form.