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How to Find Gradient Role Settings in Discord (Nitro Required)

How to Find Gradient Role Settings in Discord (Nitro Required)

This video’s title promises gradient roles, but what it actually shows is different: on the demo account the Gradient option is locked behind boosting, so no gradient role is ever created. Here is where the setting lives, what the lock looks like, and the solid-color fallback the demo completes.

✅ Tested on
  • SystemWindows
  • AppDiscord
  • Also works onDiscord web app (the same Server Settings and Roles pages).
  • Last verifiedNovember 1, 2026

Every screenshot below is taken from the actual recording on this device — no stock images.

Steps

Open Server Settings

Open your server, click the server name at the top left, then click Server Settings in the menu.

Open Server Settings

Open Roles

In the settings sidebar, under People, click Roles.

Open Roles

Pick an existing role

Scroll the role list and click an existing role — the demo picks lvl 5 — or create a new one.

Pick an existing role

Check the locked Gradient option

Under Role Style, the Gradient option shows Unlock with Boosting: without Nitro or a boosted server you cannot switch to it.

Check the locked Gradient option

Pick a solid color instead

As a fallback, stay on the Solid style and pick any color swatch you like for the role.

Pick a solid color instead

Click Save Changes

Click Save Changes in the unsaved-changes bar at the bottom. The bar disappears once the color is saved.

Click Save Changes

Good to know

  1. The video’s narration states Discord Nitro is required for gradient roles; the button in the demo reads Unlock with Boosting.
  2. Gradient colors apply to the role name as it appears in the member list.
  3. Without Nitro or boosting, solid role colors still work — pick any swatch and save.
  4. You need the Manage Roles permission for these settings; the demo uses a server the demonstrator owns.

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