In repositories where you have write access, you can create labels to organize issues and pull requests.

Tip: You can also create a label in the Labels drop-down menu within an issue or pull request.

  1. On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.

  2. Issues and pull requests tab selectionUnder your repository name, click Issues or Pull requests.

  3. Labels tab on a repository's issues or pull requests pageAbove the list of issues or pull requests, click Labels.

  4. Click New label.

  5. Field to type a label nameIn the text box, type your new label name.

  6. Issues new label color pickerSelect a color for the label from the color bar. You can customize this color by editing the hexadecimal number above the color bar.

  7. To save the new label, click Create label.

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