The reason why some USB ports are teal

Did you know that different colors have different meanings?

By Maddie Fisher Nov. 8, 2026 12:15 pm EST Yanik88/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

It's a fairly normal thing to look at the different slots and pieces of your computer, knowing full well what most of them do, but being somewhat confused about what one particular element is for. Not everyone can be a super genius, after all, so there's no reason to feel bad about not knowing the reason something is the way it is.