{"id":12015,"date":"2024-03-14T15:06:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-change-the-color-of-the-title-bar-in-winforms\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T20:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:13:03","slug":"how-to-change-the-color-of-the-title-bar-in-winforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-change-the-color-of-the-title-bar-in-winforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Change WinForms Title Bar Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

In WinForms, custom drawing techniques are usually needed to set the color of the title bar. Here is a basic method.<\/p>\n

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  1. Create a custom form: Develop a custom form class that inherits from Form, such as CustomForm.<\/li>\n
  2. Rewrite the OnPaint method: By overriding the OnPaint method in a custom form class, you can customize the drawing of the form’s title bar and other parts.<\/li>\n
  3. Customize the title bar color: Use a Graphics object in the OnPaint method to draw the title bar of the form and set the desired color.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The following is a simple example code demonstrating how to customize the color of the title bar in WinForms.<\/p>\n

    using System;\r\nusing System.Drawing;\r\nusing System.Windows.Forms;\r\n\r\npublic class CustomForm : Form\r\n{\r\n    public CustomForm()\r\n    {\r\n        this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)\r\n    {\r\n        base.OnPaint(e);\r\n\r\n        \/\/ \u7ed8\u5236\u6807\u9898\u680f\u80cc\u666f\r\n        using (Brush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.Blue))\r\n        {\r\n            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, 0, 0, this.Width, 30);\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        \/\/ \u7ed8\u5236\u6807\u9898\u6587\u5b57\r\n        using (Brush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.White))\r\n        {\r\n            e.Graphics.DrawString(this.Text, this.Font, brush, 10, 5);\r\n        }\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/\/ \u5728\u7a0b\u5e8f\u5165\u53e3\u5904\u521b\u5efa\u5e76\u663e\u793a\u81ea\u5b9a\u4e49\u7a97\u4f53\r\nstatic class Program\r\n{\r\n    [STAThread]\r\n    static void Main()\r\n    {\r\n        Application.EnableVisualStyles();\r\n        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);\r\n\r\n        CustomForm form = new CustomForm();\r\n        form.Text = \"Custom Title Bar\";\r\n        Application.Run(form);\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Please note, this is just a simple example and you may need to customize the drawing further based on your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    In WinForms, custom drawing techniques are usually needed to set the color of the title bar. Here is a basic method. Create a custom form: Develop a custom form class that inherits from Form, such as CustomForm. 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