By default, Notepad uses Lucida Console font at 12 pixels to display texts in Windows 11. However, if you have the latest build of Windows 11, you can follow this guide to change the Notepad font and size using the new options panel. It is possible to tweak the font family, font size, and style with the help of these steps.
How to change Notepad Font and Size in Windows 11
To change the Notepad Font Family, Style and Size in Windows 11, follow these steps:
- Open Notepad on your computer.
- Click the Edit menu.
- Select the Font option.
- Expand the Font section.
- Expand the Family drop-down menu.
- Choose a font.
- Expand the Size drop-down menu.
- Choose a size.
- Check the demo text for review.
To learn more about these steps, continue reading.
First, you need to open the Notepad on your computer. Then, click on the File menu visible in the top menu bar and select the Font option from the list.
It opens the Settings panel of Notepad. Here you need to expand the Font section.
Following that, you can find three options – Family, Style, and Size. If you want to change the font family, you need to expand the Family drop-down list and choose a font you like.
For your information, you can find the change in the bottom section. Next, you can expand the Style drop-down menu and choose Regular, Bold, Italic, etc.
The last option is the Size. If the existing size is too small or big for you, you can change the size as per your requirements. In that case, you again need to expand the Size drop-down menu and choose a size according to your requirements.
Once done, you can finally check the changes in the bottom section of the Settings panel where displays the new font, style, and size together.
How to revert Notepad font to default
- To revert to the factory defaults, you need to open the Windows Settings.
- Therefore, press Win+I to open the Windows Settings panel, and go to Apps > Apps & features.
- Find Notepad, click on the three-dotted icon, and select the Advanced options menu.
- Next, click on the Reset button twice to apply the change.
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How do I change font size in Notepad?
To change the font size in Notepad in Windows 11, you can go through the above-mentioned steps. In other words, you can open the Options panel and find the corresponding option. Then, you can expand the respective drop-down list and choose the size as per your requirements.
Read: How to replace Notepad with Notepad++ in Windows
What is the default Notepad font in Windows 11?
Lucida Console is the default Notepad font, and the format is Regular, with a size being set at 10. However, if you want to display texts in other fonts, you can change them. For that, you can follow the above-mentioned steps. For your information, this guide works on Windows 11 only.
I hope this guide helped.
