Easiest Way to Change Text/Font Size on iPhone
iPhone’s default font size is excellent and readable for an average user. But if you or someone you know have problems with eyesight, it might feel too small. In that case, increasing font size on iPhone can be really helpful to you and your eyes. Allow me to show you the easiest way to change the text/font size on an iPhone. Let’s begin.
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Method – 1: Increase or Decrease Text Size
There are two ways to change the font size on an iPhone. Let’s take a look at the first method to do so. Here are the simple steps to follow.
1.Open theSettingsapp on your iPhone.
2.Scroll down and tap onDisplay & Brightness.
3.Now tap onText Size.
- Drag the slidertowards the right to increase the text size and towards the left if you want to decrease it. That’s it, now the text size of your whole iPhone will be adjusted.
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Method – 2: Get Even More Bigger Text
If the maximum size from the first method is still small for you, try accessibility options to further increase the text size on your iPhone. Let’s take a look at the steps to do so.
2.Scroll down and tap onAccessibility.
3.Now tap onDisplay & Text Size.
4.Tap onLarger Textto proceed further.
5.Enable the toggle namedLarger Accessibility Sizes. This will unlock some more sizes for the text on your iPhone. And nowdrag the slider towards the rightto further increase the text size on your iPhone.
The size of the font has been increased. But if you are still struggling to read your screen, I would suggest you bold the text on your iPhone to make it clear and visible to your eyes. Here are the steps to do so.
(Optional Steps)
6.Tap onBackto go back.
7.Now enable the toggle namedBold Text. It should help you with some extra visibility. Plus you can also enable the toggle calledIncrease Contrastto increase the contrast of your iPhone screen.
Here is a sample of the before and after of an iPhone screen, after doing the above-mentioned customizations.
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Bonus Tip: Change Text Size of a Particular App
If you are having a problem with thetext sizeof one particular app on your iPhone, then iOS also allows you to change the text size of that app specifically. It is kind of buried deep in iOS. Here are the simple steps to follow.
Note:Not every app supports changing the text size by using this method, but most of the apps will support it.
2.Tap onControl Center.
3.Scroll down and tap on+next toText Size.
Note:If you already have “Text Size” in Control Center, ignore this step and follow the next.
4.Now open the app in which you want to increase the font size. For example, I want to increase the font size iniMessageon my iPhone.
5.Now swipe down from the top right side of the screen to access theControl Centrewhile keeping the iMessage open.
6.Tap on theText Sizeshortcut.
7.Tap onMessages Only(or the app you have opened).
8.Nowswipe up on the sliderto increase the text size in that particular app.
9.Tap anywhere on the screen to close the Text Size slider and go back to the Control Centre. Now when you go to iMessage (or the app that you’ve opened while doing this), you’ll find the text size changed inside that app.
Here is a before and after of the iMessage after changing the text size by using the above-mentioned steps.
Change Text Size on iPhone
Text size is a small thing yet it can affect your user experience a lot while interacting with your phone. So having the perfect text size is really helpful. Go ahead and customize the text size on your iPhone according to your eyesight. I hope this article helped you in getting well-visible texts on your iPhone.
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Subham Raj
Subham is a tech enthusiast and a has knack for writing, he also has a deep love for filmmaking. He is currently working as a full-time Technical writer at TechWiser and his roots are from Samastipur, Bihar.
