Emacs: Change Font Size

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Change Font Size Globally via Menu

emacs change font size 2023-08-08
emacs change font size 2023-08-08
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emacs change font size 2023-08-08 HRjF

Change Font Size Globally by Mouse

new in Emacs 29 (Released 2023-07)

hold down Ctrl+Alt then scroll mouse wheel. (the command name is mouse-wheel-global-text-scale )

Change Font Size Globally by Command

new in Emacs 29 (Released 2023-07)

Alt+x global-text-scale-adjust

then press

Press Space to exit.

Change Current Buffer Font Size by Command

Alt+x text-scale-adjust
Changes font size in current buffer. Call it, then
  • = → increase
  • - → decrease
  • 0 → reset

Press Space to exit.

Alt+x text-scale-increase
Make font size larger in current buffer.
Alt+x text-scale-decrease
Make font size smaller in current buffer.

Change Current Buffer Font Size by Mouse

Hold Ctrl then mouse scroll up or down. ( the command called is mouse-wheel-text-scale )

Works in {Windows, Mac, Linux}.

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