---
title: "Social sharing"
description: "Displays social media sharing buttons for the current post."
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markdownUrl: "https://academy.bricksbuilder.io/builder/elements/single/social-sharing.md"
pageType: "article"
section: "builder"
category: "elements"
lastmod: "2026-05-21T13:58:32.000Z"
---
Displays social media sharing buttons for the current post.

## Settings

- **Share via** (repeater) - Social media services to include. Default includes: Facebook, X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Telegram, VKontakte, Bluesky, Email.
  - **Service** (select) - Social media platform.
  - **Excerpt** (checkbox) - Include post excerpt in share (WhatsApp only).
  - **Icon** (icon) - Custom icon for the service.
  - **Background** (color) - Button background color.
  - **Color** (color) - Button text/icon color.
- **Use brand colors** (checkbox) - Apply default brand colors to buttons. Default: true.
- **Direction** (direction) - Layout direction for sharing buttons.
- **Open in new tab** (checkbox) - Open sharing links in new tabs.
- **Rel attribute** (text) - Link rel attribute. Default: "nofollow".

:::tip[Developer reference]
See the [Social Sharing Schema](/developer/schema/elements/post-sharing/) for the full JSON schema of this element's settings and controls.
:::