Add SKU to Product Card in Grid View – Dawn Theme, Shopify

Topic summary

A user seeks to add SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) display to product cards in grid view on their Shopify store using the Dawn theme.

Requirements:

  • Display SKU below the product title or price on collection pages and search results
  • Pull SKU data from product.variants[0].sku or the currently selected variant
  • Maintain compatibility with future Dawn theme updates
  • Work with Shopify’s Section Rendering API (preferred)

Current Status:

  • Using the latest Dawn theme version
  • No solutions or responses have been provided yet
  • Discussion remains open and unanswered
Summarized with AI on October 29. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

I need a customization for the Dawn theme in my Shopify store. I would like to display the SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) on each product card in the grid view — for example, on collection pages and search results.

Details:

  • Show the SKU below the product title or price.
  • Pull it from product.variants[0].sku or the selected variant.
  • Should be compatible with future theme updates.
  • I’m using the latest version of the Dawn theme.
  • Bonus if it works with Shopify’s Section Rendering API.