Sometimes the text may be too difficult to read in your web browser. Since I use 3 different browsers (Chrome, IE and Firefox) I always struggle to find the menu where I can increase or decrease the font size. Fortunately, I discovered a nice, universal way to make the font larger or smaller on any web page and in virtually any web browser in Windows, Linux, or MacOS.
Windows & Linux
- Hold down the “CTRL” key on your keyboard while spinning the mouse wheel up to zoom in.
- Hold the “CTRL” key on your keyboard while spinning the mouse wheel down to zoom out.
Don’t have a wheel on your mouse? No problem!
- Hold “CTRL” down while pressing the plus key (+) to zoom in.
- Hold “CTRL” down while pressing the minus key (–) to zoom out.
These options work across most popular web browsers such as Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox.
MacOS
- Hold “Command” down while pressing the plus key (+) to zoom in.
- Hold “Command” down while pressing the minus key (–) to zoom out.
FAQ
How can I reset the fonts back to default size?
Windows users hold “CTRL” and press zero “0“. MacOS users hold “Command” and press “0“.
Sandra Holeman says
July 12, 2019 at 11:04 pmNo, my keyboard is malfunctioning. No answer is given for this.
uhyzysak says
February 5, 2019 at 2:42 amIt’s not just fonts, I tried FF, Chrome, Edge and IE on windows, and this zooms, pictures and everything.