- Short answer
- Yes, in themes with badge controls: Theme settings set a Sold out badge's position, shape and color; no Shopify page we read covers hiding it.
- When it appears
- Automatically at 0 inventory; in Horizon's code, only when no variant can be bought
- Its wording
- A separate setting: the theme content editor for your default language, translations for others
- No badge settings
- Your theme's documentation lists which settings it includes
What can you change on the Sold out badge?
Shopify adds the Sold out badge to your product images automatically once the inventory count reaches 0. In the code of Shopify's Horizon theme, it shows only when no variant of the product can be bought, so a product that keeps selling at 0 doesn't get it. You control how it looks and what it says, in two different places.
- Your theme's Theme settings page
- Position, shape and color
- Sale and Sold out set individually
- The theme content editor, not the badge settings
- Example: "Sold out" to "Unavailable"
- Default language here, other languages through translations; where to edit it
- Online Store
- Edit theme
- Theme settings
Badge on a product you still stock? That is a stock question: why a product shows as sold out while you have stock.
Can you hide the Sold out badge without code?
No Shopify help page we read describes a setting that hides the Sold out badge. As of October 2026, the pages on theme settings, Theme Support customizations, theme language and the theme editor cover its position, shape, color and wording, with no on/off switch.
Check your own theme's settings first, then its documentation: if your theme has a show or hide switch, that's where it's listed. Where to find your theme's documentation.
What if your theme has no badge settings?
Your theme's documentation lists the sections and settings it includes; for a paid theme, open it from the theme editor. A theme that isn't a free one from Shopify was made by a third-party developer. As of October 2026, no Shopify help page we read names the themes that offer badge color and shape settings.
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