# How to add social media to your email? Social media are an essential part of your marketing strategy and it's natural to add a link to these accounts in your email. Usually in the footer of the email, next to the unsubscribe link, we'll see how to add these icons. ## Add social medias Once you have finished the structure of your email, you can **add Blocks** to define the content of each part of your email. Select **Social Networks** from the left and add it to your email:

Now that the block is in the right place, let's see how to customize it! ## Edit the block By clicking the new social block, the **editing window** opens on the right side of your screen:

### Choosing social media You can add more social media or choose different ones by clicking on the ➕ icon:

Then select through several options the look of the social media icons and the size of it. There, you have two choices: * **Generic icons** A long list of designs with known icons is ready to be used! Once you have chosen the right one, you can then set up the link to your social media accounts:

{% hint style="info" %} The order of the icons is determined by **the order in which you choose them**.\ \&#xNAN;*For example, if you want to see the LinkedIn icon first and YouTube second, you need to add LinkedIn first and then YouTube.* {% endhint %} * **Custom icons** You may want to personalize these icons in order, for example, to add the icon of your brand and the link to your website. Choose the **Custom icons** line in the list:

Or **add a new Custom icon**:

You'll be able to add and edit your own icon image and a link to any website! Check our documentation if you [need help in editing your image](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/how-to-add-and-edit-images-in-your-email). ### Edit icons Once your icons are in the right order, it's time to edit it! Activate the **Title and Alternate Text Customization** toggle to see all the settings. There, insert the appropriate URL links; enter the title and the alternative text:

The general setting of the block such as **alignment** and **spacing**:

And finally, select the Structure option to adjust **padding** or **margins**:

## Footer The link to your social media account is generally in the footer of your email, next to the **unsubscribe link** and contact details. See [how to add an unsubscribe link ](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/how-to-add-an-unsubscribe-link-to-your-email-template)for more details. {% hint style="warning" %} When the footer of your email is done, don't forget **to save it!** So you can use it as a module when creating your future emails :sparkles:\ Find more information on [how to save a module](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/how-to-save-modules-on-the-email-composer). {% endhint %}