Change the fonts and colors websites use
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- Revision id: 32489
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- Creator: scoobidiver
- Comment: fixed link and line breaks, colour as keyword
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- Reviewed:
- Reviewed by: mluna
- Is approved? Yes
- Is current revision? No
- Ready for localization: Yes
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- Readied for localization by: mluna
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This article describes how to customize the way you see web pages by choosing your preferred font styles and colors.
Changing Font
To change the font:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Under Fonts & Colors, use the drop-down menus to select the font and font size of your choice.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Custom Fonts
Some websites have custom fonts, to disable them:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Under Fonts & Colors, click the
button. - In the window that opens uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above.
- Click to close the Fonts window.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Change Font Color
To change the font color:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Under Fonts & Colors, click the button.
- Clicking on any of the colored rectangles will show you the possible colors you can choose from. Drag your mouse over your color choice and click the square.
- Click to close the Colors window.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Custom Font Color
Some websites have custom font colors, to disable them:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Under Fonts & Colors, click the button.
- In the window that opens uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above.
- Click to close the Colors window.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Zoom
Firefox also includes a Zoom. This allows you to increase the size of text on any web page. For instructions see Font size and zoom - increase the size of web pages.