docs/content/github/managing-your-work-on-github/about-labels.md

title, intro, redirect_from, versions

title	intro	redirect_from	versions
About labels	Labels on {% data variables.product.product_name %} help you organize and prioritize your work. You can apply labels to issues and pull requests to signify priority, category, or any other information you find useful.	/articles/about-labels	free-pro-team enterprise-server github-ae * * *

Labels are tied to the repository they are created in. Once a label exists, you can use it on any issue or pull request within that repository. For more information, see "Creating a label."

Anyone with read access to a repository can view and search the repository’s labels. To create, edit, apply, or delete a label, you must have write access to the repository.

Using default labels

{% data variables.product.product_name %} provides default labels in every new repository. You can use these default labels to help create a standard workflow in a repository:

Label	Description
bug	Indicates an unexpected problem or unintended behavior
documentation	Indicates a need for improvements or additions to documentation
duplicate	Indicates similar issues or pull requests
enhancement	Indicates new feature requests
good first issue	Indicates a good issue for first-time contributors
help wanted	Indicates that a maintainer wants help on an issue or pull request
invalid	Indicates that an issue or pull request is no longer relevant
question	Indicates that an issue or pull request needs more information
wontfix	Indicates that work won't continue on an issue or pull request

Default labels are included in every new repository when the repository is created, but you can edit or delete the labels later. For more information, see "Deleting a label."

{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.19" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %} Organization owners can customize the default labels for repositories in their organization. For more information, see "Managing default labels for repositories in your organization." {% endif %}

{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}

Further reading

• "Encouraging helpful contributions to your project with labels" {% endif %}