diff --git a/loguru/__init__.pyi b/loguru/__init__.pyi
index 9a661c9e..d60a585b 100644
--- a/loguru/__init__.pyi
+++ b/loguru/__init__.pyi
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ class Logger:
     @overload
     def level(self, name: str) -> Level: ...
     @overload
-    def level(self, name: str, no: int = ..., color: str = ..., icon: str = ...) -> Level: ...
+    def level(
+        self, name: str, no: int = ..., color: Optional[str] = ..., icon: Optional[str] = ...
+    ) -> Level: ...
     @overload
     def level(
         self,
diff --git a/loguru/_logger.py b/loguru/_logger.py
index b0169d78..2a7365a1 100644
--- a/loguru/_logger.py
+++ b/loguru/_logger.py
@@ -1355,11 +1355,12 @@ def level(self, name, no=None, color=None, icon=None):
         """Add, update or retrieve a logging level.
 
         Logging levels are defined by their ``name`` to which a severity ``no``, an ansi ``color``
-        and an ``icon`` are associated and possibly modified at run-time. To |log| to a custom
+        tag and an ``icon`` are associated and possibly modified at run-time. To |log| to a custom
         level, you should necessarily use its name, the severity number is not linked back to levels
         name (this implies that several levels can share the same severity).
 
-        To add a new level, all parameters should be passed so it can be properly configured.
+        To add a new level, its ``name`` and its ``no`` are required. A ``color`` and an ``icon``
+        can also be specified or will be empty by default.
 
         To update an existing level, pass its ``name`` with the parameters to be changed.