--- title: "How to change font size in Android device" description: "Hi everyone I a telling you to change font size on your android device." author: "Manoj Pandey" published: 2015-06-16 updated: 2019-09-07 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1791/how-to-change-font-size-in-android-device category: "mobile/tablet" tags: ["mobile browser", "mobile troubleshooting"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # How to change font size in Android device Android is a [mobile operating](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114592/which-mobile-operating-system-is-better-for-privacy-ios-or-android) system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google. Android is designed primarily for touchscreen [mobile devices](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85524/influence-of-mobile-devices-on-travel-and-tourism-experiences) such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized [user interfaces](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102632/what-is-the-significance-of-google-s-material-design-for-user-interfaces) for televisions (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and wrist watches (Android Wear).\ ##### Features of Android OS : 1. **Messaging :** SMS and MMS are available forms of messaging, including threaded text messaging and Android Cloud To Device Messaging (C2DM) and now enhanced version of C2DM, Android [Google Cloud](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/155642/how-to-create-virtual-machine-instances-in-google-cloud) Messaging (GCM) is also a part of Android Push Messaging services. 2. **[Web browser](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95505/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-using-safari-web-browser) :** The web browser available in Android is based on the open-source Blink (previously Web Kit) layout engine, coupled with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. 3. **Voice-based features** 4. **Multi-touch** 5. **Multitasking :** Multitasking of applications, with unique handling of [memory allocation](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157955/what-is-dynamic-memory-allocation-in-c-and-how-is-it-used-to-allocate-memory-at-runtime), is available. 6. **Screen capture :** Android supports capturing a screenshot by [pressing the power](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115348/why-won-t-my-computer-turn-on-despite-pressing-the-power-button) and volume-down buttons at the same time. 7. **Connectivity :** connectivity with Android supports connectivity technologies including GSM/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, NFC, IDEN and WiMAX. Bluetooth connectivity, tethering connectivity. Etc. If you facing problem with android small text then you can increase or change font text size of your [android device](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/342298/best-ways-to-customize-your-android-device-for-better-productivity). Here I am telling you to change [font size](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158654/what-is-the-css-property-used-to-specify-the-font-size-of-an-element) of android device. ##### See desktop icon in your device : ![How to change font size in Android device](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/38015bcc-3b19-4867-a333-e78850adab0d/images/2bc43fc0-4289-420f-a267-ff898617e1c2.png) ##### Follow below steps to change font size of your device : 1. Open **Setting** from your desktop icon. 2. Now tap on Display option. ![How to change font size in Android device](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/38015bcc-3b19-4867-a333-e78850adab0d/images/a74cfc97-dc7f-4915-95b4-b2970e2bba93.png)\ 3. After select Display select Font size. ![How to change font size in Android device](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/38015bcc-3b19-4867-a333-e78850adab0d/images/3d664c98-1002-4e5b-8b20-f07a1ac4c6b1.png) 4. Now you can see by default **Normal** is selected of your font size. ![How to change font size in Android device](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/38015bcc-3b19-4867-a333-e78850adab0d/images/75e01257-358c-4e76-92a8-e8b7d9c44962.png) For [increase font](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/33596/increase-font-size-in-uiwebview-in-ios) size choose Large or Huge option and to decrease select Small option. After select Large option you can see desktop font size. ![How to change font size in Android device](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/38015bcc-3b19-4867-a333-e78850adab0d/images/ca95637a-57f8-4a45-850c-bf396c58512d.png) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1791/how-to-change-font-size-in-android-device Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.