Change the fonts and colors websites use

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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:

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. Select the Content panel.
  3. Under Fonts & Colors, use the drop-down menus to select the font and font size of your choice.

    font.png

  4. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

Custom Fonts

Some websites have custom fonts, to disable them:

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. Select the Content panel.
  3. Under Fonts & Colors, click the Advanced... button.

    advance.png

  4. In the window that opens uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above.

    custom_font.png

  5. Click OK to close the Fonts window.
  6. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

Change Font Color

To change the font color:

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. Select the Content panel.
  3. Under Fonts & Colors, click the Colors... button.
  4. 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.

    color.png

  5. Click OK to close the Colors window.
  6. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

Custom Font Color

Some websites have custom font colors, to disable them:

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. Select the Content panel.
  3. Under Fonts & Colors, click the Colors... button.
  4. In the window that opens uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above.

    custom_color.png

  5. Click OK to close the Colors window.
  6. Close the Settings 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.