How To Change Font Size In Google Chrome

How to increase, decrease and change the font size in Google Chrome?

There are many reasons why you want to customize the display of your browser. This could be due to the visibility or readability of the content on a particular website. You may also have vision problems while reading the content. In this article, we will explain how to use the zoom features in Google Chrome so that you can customize your browser to your liking.

In the Windows version of Chrome, simply press the F11 key to view the browser in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to return to the normal window, or hover your cursor over the top of the browser and click the close button.

Chrome Full Screen on Windows

Chrome Full Screen on Windows

Unfortunately, in the Mac version of Chrome, you don't have a keyboard shortcut for full-screen viewing.

Fullscreen from the menu

You can also make the browser full screen from the menu.

 

Click on the button with three dots "Customize and manage Google Chrome."

Click the full-screen icon next to the Zoom option.

Zoom in Chrome

Zoom in Chrome

Zoom settings from the menu

If you want to set a specific zoom level, you can increase or decrease the percentage in the "Zoom" menu item. Chrome will instantly take you to the next level of zoom.

Scaling with the keyboard

Another option to control zoom in Chrome is to use keyboard shortcuts.

Press "Control" and "+" keys to zoom in and out

You can use the Control and - keys to zoom out and out.

If you want to reset the browser zoom to 100%, press the Control and 0 keys.

When you zoom in or out, Chrome will show you a lens icon at the right end of the search box. You can quickly click the icon and set the zoom level or restore the default view.

Settings Up Default Zoom Level

The problem with using keyboard shortcuts or menu preferences to zoom is that Chrome will only apply the changes to that tab and to the site you are viewing in that tab. When you open a new site in the same or a new tab, Chrome resets the zoom level and uses the browser-level settings. Therefore, if you want to view all web pages on an enlarged or reduced scale, you need to change the default page zoom settings in the browser.

Go to the URL "chrome: // settings" and find the "Appearance" section.

You can find the Page Scale option with a default level of 100%.

Click the drop-down list and select the desired zoom level.

Chrome allows you to set the zoom level from a minimum of 25% to a maximum of 500%.

Setting the page zoom level

Setting the page zoom level

Let's say you set the page zoom level to 150%. Now that all websites you open will have a 150% zoom mode available to show more and more. You will NOT see the lens icon in the address bar as these are the default settings you made. However, if you have site-specific zoom settings set earlier, Chrome will still remember and open the page at that specific zoom level. In this case, you will see a lens icon because the zoom level is different from the default settings. You can click the icon and click the Reset button again to set the default zoom level.

Changing the font size

In addition to page scaling settings, you can also increase or decrease the font size of the content. Click the drop-down menu next to Font Size and select the desired value. Chrome recommends leaving it as Medium, although you can make it small or large as you see fit.

Scale versus font size

Well, this is another confusion between scaling and font size.

Scaling

The zoom level will enlarge the entire browser and the content of the web page, and the images will enlarge when enlarged and shrink when reduced. Most websites go responsive when you zoom in when a menu item shrinks to a hamburger menu.

Below is how this website will look when configured.