How to increase editor font size?

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Font size in Android Studio editor seems to be too small.

How can I make the font size larger?

score 300 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 31 '16 at 00:37

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Done, you can try this(on Mac): Preferences --> Editor --> Colors & Fonts, in the right side, then click "save as...", this will create a new Scheme, we name it such as "Custom", then all fields become to editable, font, space, color, etc.

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There is no option for "Preferences" that I can find. Perhaps the answer is outdated? – ineedahero Jun 02 '17 at 21:04
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@ineedahero, In mac there is a horizontal menu bar on top of screen. the leftmost menu is an apple icon. click on it and you will see the Preferences. – Shirin Feiz Apr 16 '18 at 03:26
This approach *only* sets the font size for the Editor. If you are looking to make the fonts larger in the project panel and such, you will need to use the "Appearance" page and choose the "Override default fonts" option. Which Mosh Feu said below as well – Joe Steele May 15 '18 at 20:10

score 219 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Temporarily adjust the font size

Go to Settings (or Preferences in Mac) > Editor > General > Change font size (Zoom) with Ctrl+Mouse Wheel OR Press "Cmd+Shift+A" for mac.

This will allow you to quickly modify the font size whenever you want. However, the font will get reset to the default size the next time you start Android Studio. (The Control+Mouse Wheel functionality will not get reset, though. You only need to do this once.)

Permanently change the default font size

Go to Settings > Editor > Colors & Fonts > Font. Click "Save As..." and choose a new scheme name. Then change the font size and say OK. This will be the default size every time you open Android Studio now.

In Android Studio 4.1 on Windows 10 : [File] > [Settings] > [Editor] > [Font] > Size : 13 — Park JongBum, Oct 21 '20 at 20:20

score 118 · Answer 3 · answered May 20 '13 at 08:02

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Acoustics answer works, on windows it would be File --> Settings --> Editor --> Colors & Fonts then save as, name it something then you can edit all the fields you want.

answered May 20 '13 at 08:02

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At this time 2021, File -> Setting -> search for Color Scheme Font – Tom Tom Aug 14 '21 at 09:53

score 37 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 26 '17 at 16:29

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Settings (Ctrl+Alt+s)--> Apprarance-->Override default fonts by(not recommended):

then change Size to 16+.

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this one only modify the IDE menu font size but not the code display font size... – V-SHY Aug 13 '14 at 17:49

score 24 · Answer 5 · answered May 01 '19 at 19:51

By default, Android Studio doesn't allow the normal CTRL + Mouse scroll to zoom in or out. You can enable it in the settings, though it seems its location has changed over time. Mac users are well documented in other answers, but I use Windows.

For Windows users in Android Studio 3.4, you go to File -> Settings -> General, then check the box Change font size (Zoom) with Ctrl+Mouse Wheel. See below:

RUSHIKESH KARDE · Answer 6 · 2016-10-18T06:21:01.423

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Ctrl + Shift + A --> enter Font size --> select Increase Font Size

this will open Dialog for Enter Action or option Name

enter Fonte Size it will show selection for select Increase Font Size

Done :)

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answered Oct 18 '16 at 06:01

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This does not increase for all editors, only the active editor is affected – FindOutIslamNow Oct 01 '18 at 04:00

score 19 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 13 '20 at 16:33

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I have the latest version of Android Studio installed (3.6.1).

I navigated to: File->Settings->Editor->Font. The dialog displays a warning message (yellow triangle) indicating that the Font is defined in the color scheme.

(Editing the Font here had no effect.)

I clicked on the dialog's warning message link.

This navigated to: File->Settings->Editor->Color Scheme->Color Scheme Font.

(Now I could edit the Font for my current scheme.)

answered Mar 13 '20 at 16:33

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I noticed **Editor->Font** size settings no effect if selected **Classic Light** scheme(other scheme no issue) unless enable+use mouse zoom or **Color Scheme Font** size. – 林果皞 May 03 '22 at 22:55

score 12 · Answer 8 · edited Mar 16 '21 at 09:37

As a temporary tweak ( not permanent )

On Mac you would need to create your own shortcuts ..

Its easy. my set:

CMD + Wheel-up for increase font size

CMD + Wheel-down for decreasing font size

Prefernces => Keymap => Increase Font size/decrease Font size/Reset Font size

!! Don't forget to click Apply Button at Bottom Right before closing Settings Dialog otherwise changes will not get applied & you will need to do this setup again.

Good luck,'.

score 10 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 25 '17 at 11:48

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File -> Settings -> Editor -> Colors & Fonts -> Font.

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score 9 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 27 '16 at 04:11

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Permanently change the default font size for UI elements

Go to Settings ("Preferences" on Mac) > Appearance & Behavior > Appearance. Tick the checkbox "Override default fonts by (not recommended)". Then change the font size and hit "OK"

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shyam · Answer 11 · 2018-06-03T11:53:58.167

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For MacBook Users:

To change font size:

Select **Android Studio** menu (which is present next to Apple icon)-->Preferences--->Editor-->Font-->Size(give size)-->ok

To zoom in and out in Editor:

Select **Android Studio** menu -->Editor-->General-->change font size (zoom) with command and mouse wheel-->ok

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answered Feb 02 '18 at 02:51

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score 5 · Answer 12 · answered Jan 22 '19 at 05:47

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Very Simple .

Go to File then Settings then Select Editor then Font and change the size .

File -> Settings -> Editor -> Colors & Fonts -> Font.

answered Jan 22 '19 at 05:47

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score 5 · Answer 13 · answered Nov 27 '20 at 07:58

There are two possible ways of doing this:

1. Setting a custom shortcut for change font size:

Preferences -> KeyMap -> Editor Action -> Dcrease Font size/Increase Font size

And set a shortcut for each purpose.
NOTE: you can set a mouse shortcut as well in a custom shortcut.
This custom shortcut feature is really helpful when are you are migrating from another code editor and is habitual to the use of another shortcut.

2. Set the zoom in and zoom out to mouse scroll with control pressed if you are a windows user and command pressed if you are a macOS user.

Preferences -> Editor -> General -> Mark checked Option -> Change Font size with Command + mouse wheel

score 4 · Answer 14 · edited Nov 13 '18 at 04:56

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In latest version of android studio ,We can change the appearance settings like font size and font style using following steps Android Studio ---->preference--font

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score 3 · Answer 15 · answered May 16 '13 at 14:34

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You can try to search in preferences (android studio IDE > preferences). In aptana studio it works like this making smaller: CMD and -, use CMD shift and =. Works?

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score 3 · Answer 16 · answered Feb 17 '21 at 20:40

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ok I reached to this solution by the help of two people who answered above, Mosh Feu and Suragch First open settings (ctrl+alt+s), second go to Editor->General->Fonts->Size.

answered Feb 17 '21 at 20:40

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score 2 · Answer 17 · answered Jul 18 '16 at 02:45

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In mac book ,you can use two fingers to zoom in(increase font size) or zoom out for decrease font size, like when we zoomed image in mobilephone.

answered Jul 18 '16 at 02:45

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wouldn't this only apply to users with touch-screens? also if it's just zoom, it's not a change of font size, it will also enlarge everything else, no? – Xeren Narcy Jul 18 '16 at 03:14
No, you can use two fingers on your trackpad of macbook. You will can change of font size :) – Phadadev Jul 19 '16 at 03:53

score 2 · Answer 18 · edited Feb 01 '19 at 02:15

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For WINDOWS users: FILE-->SETTingS-->EDITOR-->FONT.

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score 2 · Answer 19 · answered Jan 28 '22 at 02:52

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Easy Way
Press Double Shift and then type increase --> Click Increase Font Size and then your editor change the font

answered Jan 28 '22 at 02:52

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score 1 · Answer 20 · answered Jun 01 '18 at 17:45

In my case it was because of my 4K screen too thin to read. Then u need to change from monospace In my case it was because of my 4K screen too thin to read. Then u need to change from Monospaced to Consolas.

Settings --> Color Scheme Font --> Font --> Consolas

M.Ed · Answer 21 · 2021-12-17T10:16:37.293

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Works as of Arctic Fox update on macOS.

To change the font size of the IDE itself:

Android Studio > Preferences > Appearance & Behavior > Appearance > Check "Use custom font" and then increase the font size.

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To change the font size of the Editor:

Android Studio > Preferences > Editor > Font > change size

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answered Dec 17 '21 at 10:09

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score 1 · Answer 22 · answered Feb 04 '22 at 03:13

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Sharing as this does not seem to be mentioned:

From the trackpad: cmd + 2 finger scroll towards you to zoom out

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score 0 · Answer 23 · answered May 18 '16 at 07:44

We have to be more careful when doing this. For the first time I have changed the font size of menu by mistake instead of font. First create your own scheme by going to File-->Settings-->Colors & Fonts and then you can make changes to your own scheme. The final procedure is to go to settings(File-->Settings) and then select Editor and Colors & Fontsin the left bar menu. Then select the arrow on the left side of Colors & Fonts and then select Font in the left menu bar. You will get options to change your values. Remember you can only change values to your own sheme.

score 0 · Answer 24 · answered Sep 13 '22 at 01:28

Update all font sizes

Go to Appearances & Behavior > Appearances, checkmark custom font and update the size field. That will change all font sizes except for the editor one. Go to Editor > Font and update the size field. That will change the font of the editor.

How to increase editor font size?

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Temporarily adjust the font size

Permanently change the default font size

1. Setting a custom shortcut for change font size:

2. Set the zoom in and zoom out to mouse scroll with control pressed if you are a windows user and command pressed if you are a macOS user.

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