How to Change Your Font in Your Google Inbox Emails: 4 Ways

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Easily change the Gmail font size on your browser or the app
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Is the Gmail font size too small? If you want to change how your emails look, you can adjust your default font in your Gmail settings. However, if you want to change how Gmails appear to you, you'll need to change your browser settings or your mobile device's accessibility settings. This wikiHow will show you how to change your font in your Google inbox emails using your computer, iPhone, iPad, or Android.

Increasing Text Size in Gmail

To change your default text when drafting new emails in Gmail, click the cog icon > See all settings > Default text style . Select a new size, style, and/or color. To change the font size when reading Gmail, change your browser's default font settings, or change your text accessibility on your iPhone or Android.

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Changing Default Font in Gmail

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    Go to mail.google.com in a web browser. If you aren't already logged into your Google account , enter your email address and password to do so now. You should see your Gmail inbox.
  2. 2
    Click the cog icon. This is in the top-right corner. A new panel will open.
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    Click See all settings . This is at the top of the right panel. You'll be redirected to the full settings page.
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    View the default text style. Under the General tab, scroll to the Default text style header. You will be able to see the current font style, size, and color for your emails. There’s also a sample text showing you what it actually looks like.
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    Change the font. You can now change the font style, size, and color that will apply to all your newly written emails.
    • To change font style: Click the font drop-down list to see all the available font styles in Gmail. Select from the list the one you’d like to use.
    • To change font size: Click the font size drop-down list to see the four different sizes in Gmail. You can select from Small, Normal, Large, and Huge. Select the one you’d like to use.
    • To change the font color: Click the text color picker to see all the colors available in Gmail. Click the color you want to use.
    • To remove the formatting: The last button is for removing any font formatting. Click on it to bring the font style, size, and color back to its default state.
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    Save your changes. Once you’re done, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save Changes button. This is the font used now in your emails for both in Gmail and your Inbox.
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Changing Font in Browser

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  1. You can find it from the Start menu or from the Quick Launch bar. Click on it. This method may be applicable in other browsers as well, but this one focuses on Google Chrome.
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    Click â‹® in the top-right corner. A drop-down menu will open.
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    Click Settings . This is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. A new page will open.
  4. 4
    Click Appearance . You can find this in the left panel.
  5. 5
    Select a new font size. Click the Font size drop-down menu and select a new font size. By default, it is set to Medium , but you can select Very small , Small , Large , or Very large .
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    Select a new font. Click the Customize fonts button. From here, you can further customize the Font size, minimum font size, and standard font typefaces.
    • To change the size, drag the slider to the right or left.
    • To change the font style, click the drop-down menu for each category and select a new style.
    • Your changes will be saved automatically. If they aren't applied, restart your web browser.
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Changing Font on iOS

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    Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. This is the grey cog icon.
    • While you can't change the font using the Gmail app, you can change the text size using your iPhone or iPad's accessibility settings. Keep in mind that this will change the text on other apps on your device, not just Gmail. [1]
  2. 2
    Tap Accessibility . You can find this underneath General .
  3. 3
    Tap Display & Text Size .This is under the Vision header.
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    Tap Larger Text . This will open a new page with a slider.
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    Toggle on "Larger Accessibility Sizes". The switch will turn green.
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    Use the slider to adjust the text size. This will change the text size for all apps that support Dynamic Type, including Gmail.
    • Drag the slider to the left to make it smaller or to the right to make it bigger.
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    Open Gmail. The font changes should reflect in the app.
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Changing Font on Android

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  1. 1
    Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.
    • While you can't change the font using the Gmail app, you can change the text size using your Android's accessibility settings. Keep in mind that this may change the text on other apps on your device, not just Gmail. [2]
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    Search for "Font size" and select it. You can type this into the search.
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    Use the slider to adjust your font size. Drag the slider to the left to make it smaller or to the right to make it bigger. When you open the Gmail app, the changes should be applied.
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    Change the display size (optional). Display size applies to the scaling of all elements on the screen. If you want icons, images, and other elements to change as well, do the following:
    • Open Settings .
    • Search for "display size" and select it.
    • Drag the slider to the left to make it smaller or to the right to make it bigger.
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    I need to know how to change the font size of the Gmail inbox. It is only the font size of the inbox that I am referring to. How do I change it?
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    Step 1: Log in to Gmail from your Web browser. Step 2: Open the settings menu in the upper right-hand corner and choose Labs. Step 3: Scroll down to "Default Text Styling" in the list, and enable it. Step 4: Click on the General tab of the settings and find "Default text style." Step 5: Adjust the font-face, size, style, and color of the text to your liking.
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      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/102453
      2. ↑ https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/11183305?hl=en

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