In Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome, how can I control font size?

To adjust the size of your browser's fonts, you can either use keyboard shortcuts or adjust the default font size in the browser itself.

On this page:

• Use keyboard shortcuts
• Adjust the browser font
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Chrome

Use keyboard shortcuts

In Windows, to change your browser's font size, use the following keyboard shortcuts:

• Increase: Ctrl-plus sign ( + ) or Ctrl-equals sign ( = )
• Decrease: Ctrl-minus sign ( - )
• Return to default font size: Ctrl-0  (zero)

In Mac OS X, use the Command key instead of Ctrl.

Adjust the browser font

Internet Explorer

1. From the View menu, select Text Size.
   
   
2. From the drop-down menu, select the desired size (from Largest to Smallest).

Firefox

From the View menu, select Zoom, and then Zoom In or Zoom Out. Repeat until fonts are the desired size.

Chrome

To temporarily adjust browser font size:

1. From the Page menu (
   
   ), click Zoom.
   
   
2. Choose Larger, Normal, or Smaller.

To change the font settings in Chrome:

1. In the upper right, from the Tools menu (
   
   ), select Options.
   
   
2. From the Under the Hood tab, scroll down to "Web Content", and then click Change font and language settings.
   
   
3. Change the desired settings, click OK, and then click Close.

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