How To Change The Font Size On Your Iphone

It's been reported that 13% of all Americans are visually impaired in some way. Perhaps you fall into this category and have been struggling with the font on your iPhone. Or maybe you want to adjust the text size due to personal preference.

How To Change the Font Size on an iPhone

No matter your reason, being able to change the font size on your iPhone can be an extremely useful hack to know.

In this article, we'll show you how to do just that on whatever model or app you may be using.

Change Font Size: iPhone X, 11, and 12

The iPhone X, 11, and 12 represent Apple's latest three generations of smartphone. Packed full of technologically advanced features (like dual 12-megapixel sensors), these iPhones are not only smart but practical.

The iPhones X, 11, and 12 all share the use of iOS 15. The software update available on these iPhones makes changing the font a straightforward process.

Here's what you need to do:

From your homepage, head to "Settings."
Tap on "Display and Brightness."
Drag the slider where it says "Text Size" until it is at your desired font size.

There is another way to change the size of your font on an iPhone X, 11 or 12:

Tap "Settings."
Next, go to "Accessibility."
Then, hit "Display and Text Size."
Once you're in that folder, you'll be able to make a host of changes to your text viewing experience, including adjusting the size of your font.

Change Font Size: iPhone 6, 7, and 8

The iPhone models 6, 7, and 8 often get mistaken for each other due to them being the same size. Although there are minor differences between these three iPhones, the way to change the font remains the same across the board.

Tap on "Settings."
Go to "General."
Next, hit the "Accessibility" button.
At this point, you'll see the option to adjust your text size using the slider available.

Change Font Size: iPhone Email Signature

Your email signature is an important tool. Having the right signature is essentially like handing over a business card to someone at the end of an email. It allows any recipients to see important information you may wish to share and creates an opportunity to brand any email that you send.

Making sure that your signature looks just right is a big deal and often the font size can play a big role in how your signature is presented.

Here's how to access your email signature on your iPhone:

Tap on "Settings" from your homepage.
Next, go to "Mail."
From the list of options available, select "Signature."

But here's the catch. Unfortunately, you won't be able to change the font size by default using this method. The Mail app on the iPhone only offers limited signature settings such as making the text bold, italic, or underlined.

In order to successfully change the size of your signature font across all of your devices, follow these steps:

On a computer, log in to the email account from which you would like to use the personal signature.
Create your signature in the font size you desire, then send yourself an email using this signature.
Open the email you sent yourself from your iPhone.
Tap and hold the area in the email containing your signature and select "Copy" from the bar that appears.
Head back to the signature box in "Settings" and tap and hold to "Paste."
A box may appear saying "Undo Change Attributes." Select "Undo" to have the signature appear exactly as you initially wanted it to.
Tap the "Save" button in the left-hand corner.
You should now be able to send emails from your iPhone with the right-sized signature.

Change Font Size: iPhone Notes

The built-in Notes app on iPhones can be used for many different things. From shopping lists to daily diaries, this app is extremely popular and plays a large role in many people's daily lives.

But how do you adjust the font size?

It's actually quite easy. All you have to do is follow these steps:

Open "Settings."
Go into "Display and Brightness."
Where you see that it says "Text Size," adjust the slider beneath it to your desired font size.
Go back to your Notes app and start typing. The font should now be changed.

Change Font Size: iPhone Text Message

Being able to see exactly what we're typing when composing text messages is very important. Luckily, iPhones give us the option to change the font size so that we don't accidentally send any typos when texting friends, family, or even work colleagues.

Here's how to do it:

Open "Settings" from your homepage.
Tap "General."
Next, you'll want to select "Accessibility."
From the list of options available, choose "Larger Text" and switch the toggle on so it's green to allow "Larger Accessibility Sizes."
Adjust the slider at the bottom of the screen to fit your desired font size.
Go to the "Messages" app and compose a text. Your desired font should be activated.

Additional FAQs

How Can I Make Everything Bigger on My iPhone?

You can magnify your iPhone screen by heading to "Settings," then "Display and Brightness." Tap "View" and select the option to "Zoom." Once you're satisfied, tap "Set." Your iPhone screen should now be magnified.

Why Is the Font So Big When Using AirPrint?

When printing using AirPrint, users may find that the text size is larger than expected. To fix this issue, you can minimize the text by following these steps:

1. From your Home page, go to "Settings."

2. Select "General," then "Accessibility."

3. Next to "Larger Text," select "ON."

4. Using the slider, scale the text size to the smallest setting available.

5. Try printing your documents again using Airdrop. The size of the text should now be smaller.

Does Size Matter?

With more and more people choosing to use iPhones worldwide, it seems only fair that Apple takes all of its potential customers' needs into account. This includes making the necessary adjustments needed for those of us who may be visually impaired in some way.

Wherever you stand on the iPhone font-size preference spectrum, by following the above steps you'll be able to successfully change and adjust the size of the text on your iPhone to fit your individual needs.

Have you tried changing the font size on your iPhone device? Do you prefer a bigger or smaller font? Let us know in the comments section below.