You can pick a theme to change your Gmail background.
Choose from existing themes
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- In the top right, click Settings
.
- Click Themes.
- Click a theme. You can make changes to some themes by clicking Text Background
, Vignette
, or Blur
.
- Click Save.
Use one of your photos as your background
To get started, make sure you've uploaded the image you want to use in a new or existing album in photos.google.com. Learn how to get started with Google Photos.
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- In the top right, click Settings
.
- Scroll to the Theme section.
- Click View all.
- In the bottom left, click My Photos.
- Choose a picture, or click Featured
Select.
- Tip: If your picture looks blurry, try a larger sized photo.
- Near the bottom, to make changes to the theme, click Text Background
, Vignette
, or Blur
Save.