The invention relates to a communication event prompting method and device and a specified graphic setting method and device, and belongs to the technical field of networks. The communication event prompting method comprises the following steps: receiving an event notification message which is sent by a mobile terminal when a communication event is detected; acquiring a specified graph corresponding to a contact identifier according to a pre-established binding relationship between the contact identifier and the specified graph; displaying an event prompting message, wherein the event prompting message comprises the specified graph. In the communication event prompting method, the binding relationship between the contact identifier and the specified graph is established on wearable equipment, and the wearable equipment displays the specified graph according to the pre-established binding relationship when the mobile terminal detects the communication event, so that a user can check the specified graph displayed on the wearable equipment when the mobile terminal detects the communication event, a contact initiating the communication event can be known, and the user is assisted in recognizing the contact and can process the communication event conveniently.