How to change text and display size on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Display and touch

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Display size and text

   Open Settings and tap Display and touch. Under Appearance, tap Display size and text. The row lists Font size, display size, bold text, outline text.

   Done

2. 

   Move the Font size slider

   Under Size options, Font size makes text bigger or smaller. Tap + or - or drag the slider. The preview at the top shows the result.

   Done

3. 

   Move the Display size slider

   Display size makes everything bigger or smaller, not just the text.

   Done

4. 

   Bold text and Outline text

   Under Style options are Bold text and Outline text. Outline text adds a black or white background around text to increase the contrast. Both were off on ours.

   Done

5. 

   Undo it all

   Reset settings, below, puts the sizes and styles back. We didn't tap it.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Looking for High contrast text? On our Pixel 10a with Android 17 there is no row called that. The same idea is now Outline text, on the Display size and text page.

If this does not work

• Text cut off in an app after making it bigger? Go one step smaller on Font size, or use Display size instead. Reset settings puts everything back.
• Hard to read in the dark? Dark theme is on the same Display and touch page: how to use dark theme on a Google Pixel.

About this guide

Bigger text helps if you squint at your phone. Display size also makes icons and buttons bigger.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. Ours used the standard sizes, with Bold text and Outline text off. We only looked and changed nothing.

Good to know

For smoother scrolling, see how to turn on 120 Hz Smooth display.

In short: Settings, Display and touch, Display size and text: Font size, Display size, Bold text, Outline text.