# Font Size

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-size/799755>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-size/799755 "2017-10-24T19:05:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![zuer-coli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ba9def/32.png) [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-size/799755/1 "2017-10-24T19:05:54Z")

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Mods,

Sigh, Is there a way to make the font bigger? I am getting near the point where I can’t read the the board. FWIW I have been using either an Android device or a Linux platform, I have adjusted the font size on both, but unsurprisingly that doesn’t effect the font size on the board.

I also have a Windows 10 machine that I only use for programs that will not run on a Linux machine\*. I recall messing around with font size on that machine also, also without result.

\*I use wine but currently it will not run 64 bit software.

Any suggestions?

Zuer-coli

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-size/799755/2 "2017-10-24T21:11:14Z")

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What browsers are you using? Are your windows and linux machines desktops/laptops or are they tablets?

On Windows and Linux, most desktop/laptop browsers will use CTRL+ and CTRL- to increase and decrease the size of the font, and this works on the SDMB.

I haven’t tested these with the new mobile skin.

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**Author:** ![zuer-coli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ba9def/32.png) [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-size/799755/3 "2017-10-25T20:19:32Z")

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engeneer\_comp\_geek,

Thank you for your reply, I did not know about control+ or control-.

I use Google nearly exclusively.

My windows machine is a laptop.  
I have two PCs with Linux mint, both running xfce as the user interface.  
I also use an android tablet; Samsung Galaxy pro, It sits in the same place almost all of the time.

I just tested control+ and that is much better,

Thank you very much.

Zuer-coli