How to make text bigger on an iPad

2 min read · 6 steps · Updated 4 October 2026

Device

iPad

Shown on

iPadOS 26.5 (iPad A16)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility › Display & Text Size › Larger Text

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Bigger text applies to all apps that support Dynamic Type, as the page itself says. Nothing is lost by trying: the slider goes back the same way.

The screenshots show iPadOS 26.5 on an iPad (A16), held upright. In landscape the same rows sit in the same order.

Step by step

1. 

   Open Settings

   Tap the grey gear icon on the Home Screen. In the picture it is in the second row; it also sits in the Dock at the bottom.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Accessibility, then Display & Text Size

   Accessibility is the second entry in the list on the left. Display & Text Size is in the Vision group on the right.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Larger Text

   The word Off at the right means the larger accessibility sizes are not switched on.

   Done

4. 

   Drag the slider to the right

   Each mark is one size. The small A is the smallest size, the large A the biggest.

   Done

5. 

   Switch on Larger Accessibility Sizes if that is not enough

   Then use the slider again to choose your reading size.

   Done

6. 

   Add Bold Text

   Go back one page and switch on Bold Text. It makes all text bold.

   Done

Good to know

The same steps on a phone: how to make text bigger on an iPhone.

In short: Settings, Accessibility, Display & Text Size, Larger Text, slider.