Create and edit a calendar on iCloud.com

You can create and manage one or more calendars and access them on any device with Calendars turned on in iCloud settings. Your calendars are listed in the sidebar on the left. Calendar includes four default calendars: Work, Calendar, Home, and Family. You can rename or delete them, but you must always have at least one calendar in the list.

Note: You need to be on a tablet or computer to use Calendar on iCloud.com.

The Calendar window on iCloud.com, with several calendars visible. The calendars are assigned different colors, and an event’s color indicates which calendar it’s in.

Note: The image above shows Calendar on iCloud.com on a computer. The appearance may vary slightly on a tablet.

Create a new calendar

Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select at the top of the sidebar next to Calendar.
If you don’t see your list of calendars, select at the top of the sidebar.
Type a name for the calendar, then press Return or Enter.

You can view multiple calendars at the same time. To stop viewing a calendar, deselect it in the sidebar.

Change a calendar’s name or color

You can assign a different color to each calendar you create so you can easily tell which calendar an event belongs to. You can edit a calendar’s name and color at any time. When you change a calendar’s color, all of its events change to the new color.

Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
In the sidebar, tap the calendar (on a tablet) or hold your pointer over the calendar (on a computer).
Select , choose Edit Calendar, then do either of the following:
- Change a calendar’s name: Select the calendar’s name and edit it.
- Change a calendar’s color: Select the Color button next to the calendar’s name, then choose a color.

Changes you make appear on every device with Calendars turned on in iCloud settings. Color changes aren’t visible in Microsoft Outlook.

Show the Birthdays calendar

Calendar includes a special Birthdays calendar that can display all the birthdays you save in iCloud Contacts.

Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select at the top of the sidebar, then choose Settings.
Select Appearance, then select “Show ‘Birthdays’ calendar.”
Select .
Note: You can’t change the name or color of the Birthdays calendar.

To modify a birthday, make the changes in Contacts. See Create or edit contacts in Contacts on iCloud.com.

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iCloud User Guide

Create and edit a calendar on iCloud.com

Create a new calendar

Change a calendar’s name or color

Show the Birthdays calendar