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[[banners-settings-kb]]
=== Banner settings in {kib}
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<titleabbrev>Banners settings</titleabbrev>
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Banners are disabled by default. You need to manually configure them in order to use the feature.

You can configure the `xpack.banners` settings in your `kibana.yml` file.

[NOTE]
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Banners are a https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions[subscription feature].
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[[general-banners-settings-kb]]
==== General banner settings

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| `xpack.banners.placement`
| Set to `top` to display a banner above the Elastic header. Defaults to `disabled`.

| `xpack.banners.textContent`
| The text to display inside the banner, either plain text or Markdown.

| `xpack.banners.textColor`
| The color for the banner text. Defaults to `#8A6A0A`.

| `xpack.banners.backgroundColor`
| The color of the banner background. Defaults to `#FFF9E8`.

| `xpack.banners.disableSpaceBanners`
| If true, per-space banner overrides will be disabled. Defaults to `false`.

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