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How to change the font size on a Samsung Galaxy
In short
Open Settings, Display, Font size and style and drag the slider at the bottom. Bold font on the same page makes text heavier. To make everything bigger, not just text, use Screen zoom on the Display page.
Can't read the text on your Galaxy because it's too small? You can make it bigger and change its style.
6 of 6 steps show a real screenshot from our Galaxy S26.
Steps
- 1
Open Font size and style
Settings, Display, then scroll to Font size and style.
- 2
Drag the size slider
The slider at the bottom changes the size; the preview at the top shows how main text will look. Ours was on the second step.
- 3
Make text bold
Bold font makes all text heavier, which can help as much as a bigger size. It was off on ours.
- 4
Change the font style
Font style picks the typeface. Ours was Default.
- 5
Make everything bigger with Screen zoom
Back on the Display page, Screen zoom enlarges icons, buttons and text together.
- 6
Or try Easy mode
Easy mode, further down the Display page, switches to a simpler layout with larger items.
If you do not see this option
- You want a different font Samsung says to tap Font style, then Download fonts. Galaxy Store opens with fonts to install; on mobile data the download can cost extra. Source: How to adjust the font size and style on your Galaxy phone
- The biggest size is still hard to read Samsung suggests Settings, Accessibility, Visibility enhancements and the switch for High contrast fonts, which adds an outline to all text, including the lock screen clock. Source: How to adjust the font size and style on your Galaxy phone
If this does not work
- Text in one app stays small Google notes that some apps ignore the font size setting.
- Text now too big? Drag the Font size slider back to the left to make the text smaller.
Good to know
Google notes that some apps ignore the font size setting.
Screen colours look wrong instead? Samsung Galaxy screen turned black and white? How to fix it.
The new size applies straight away across Settings, menus, notifications and most apps, and stays after a restart. To undo it, return to Font size and style and drag the slider back. Samsung suggests first making sure the phone's software and the apps involved are fully up to date. If you mainly need to read small print now and then, zooming in with Magnification may suit you better than a permanent change.
Watch these steps
Watch on YouTubeThe same steps, recorded on our Galaxy S26 · opens YouTubeAbout this guide
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- Samsung Galaxy S26 (SM-S942N, Korean model), One UI 9.0, Android 17 (build CP2A.260605.016.S942NKSU5BZJB)
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › Display
- Real screenshots
- 6 of 6 steps
- What we did
- Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing
- Checked
- November 2026
- Sources
- 2 official, linked below
The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy S26 with One UI 9.0 and Android 17, in Dark mode. What the menus look like can depend on the model and software version.
Sources
Links checked November 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.Did this guide work for you?
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