[id="proc-creating-realm-roles_{context}"]

= Creating a realm role
[role="_abstract"]
Realm-level roles are a namespace for defining your roles. To see the list of roles, click *Realm Roles* in the menu.

image:images/roles.png[]

.Procedure
. Click *Create Role*.
. Enter a *Role Name*.
. Enter a *Description*.
. Click *Save*.

.Add role
image:images/role.png[Add role]

The *description* field can be localized by specifying a substitution variable with `$\{var-name}` strings. The localized value is configured to your theme within the themes property files. See the link:{developerguide_link}[{developerguide_name}] for more details.
