# Customizing the Header's Appearance

## Content



[C1TileView](/componentone/api/wpf/online-tilesview/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.TileView.4.6.2/C1.WPF.TileView.C1TileView.html) includes several properties that enable you to change the appearance of the [C1TileViewItem](/componentone/api/wpf/online-tilesview/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.TileView.4.6.2/C1.WPF.TileView.C1TileViewItem.html) **Header**. These properties include:

*   Header
*   [HeaderBackground](/componentone/api/wpf/online-tilesview/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.TileView.4.6.2/C1.WPF.TileView.C1TileView.HeaderBackground.html)
*   HeaderFontFamily
*   HeaderFontSize
*   HeaderFontStretch
*   HeaderFontStyle
*   HeaderFontWeight
*   [HeaderForeground](/componentone/api/wpf/online-tilesview/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.TileView.4.6.2/C1.WPF.TileView.C1TileView.HeaderForeground.html)
*   HeaderPadding
*   HeaderTemplate

For example, the following markup sets several of these properties:

```xml
<c1:C1TileViewItem 
    Header="News" 
    HeaderPadding="10 5 5 5" 
    HeaderForeground="#FF507494" 
    HeaderFontFamily="Trebuchet MS" 
    HeaderFontSize="16"> 
   <c1:C1TileViewItem.HeaderBackground> 
       <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0"> 
        <GradientStop Color="#FFE9ECF0" Offset="0" /> 
            <GradientStop Color="#FFDDE1E7" Offset="0.2" /> 
            <GradientStop Color="#FFCCD3DC" Offset="0.2" /> 
            <GradientStop Color="#FFFAFAFB" Offset="0.647" /> 
       </LinearGradientBrush> 
    </c1:C1TileViewItem.HeaderBackground> 
</c1:C1TileViewItem> 
```

## See Also

[Creating Minimized and Maximized Styles](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-tilesview/TileViewforWPFTask-BasedHelp/CreatingMinimizedandMaximizedItemTemplates)

[TileView for WPF and Silverlight Layout and Appearance](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-tilesview/TileViewforWPFLayoutandAppearance)