How to increase fonts in all UI elements in IntelliJ IDEA?

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Is there a possibility to increase/decrease font size in all UI elements throughout the IntelliJ IDEA?

CrazyCoder · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-27T18:34:04.657

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It's possible to override font/size for the UI here (editor font is configured elsewhere):

UI font override

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answered Jun 15 '12 at 14:30

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I can see the overriden font also in the project view and trees – mirelon Apr 24 '14 at 10:53
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@mirelon, I think the answer is for an earlier version. The font change does the right thing in 14. – James Moore Mar 21 '15 at 04:26
It would be awesome if the answer were updated for the sake of the future readers (it changes the font everywhere, including the project vies/trees). – SlavaSt Oct 25 '17 at 02:53
@CrazyCoder updating fonts works for the entire UI now (2018.1). You should update your answer. – Hawkeye Parker Mar 27 '18 at 18:33
I have recently begun using Intellij Idea.. (version 2018.2) I cannot determine how to get to this screen... any suggestions? – TheGeeko61 Jul 27 '18 at 18:48
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@TheGeeko61 https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/accessing-settings.html, https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/settings-appearance.html – CrazyCoder Jul 27 '18 at 18:50
Oh! The [Settings] from the File menu... Thanks! I'm using Ubuntu and I think that it is undermining the Ctrl-Alt-S keystroke. – TheGeeko61 Jul 27 '18 at 18:54

score 58 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 31 '15 at 13:01

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Follow these three steps to change all fonts in the IDE (including project tree and console):

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Perform a search based on fonts in the settings menu:

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answered Jul 13 '14 at 05:44

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Excellent, this changes the project tree and console as well. – dorien Jul 31 '15 at 12:00

Gerrit Sedlaczek · Answer 3 · 2021-04-23T06:42:09.277

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As of version 2020.3 the UI looks like this:

Press Ctrl + Alt + S
Settings:

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answered Apr 27 '18 at 18:06

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score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 28 '19 at 06:51

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I'm now using Intellij 2019.12.3, and the answer should be:

Preferences -> Appearance & Behaviors -> Appearance -> Use custom font

answered Dec 28 '19 at 06:51

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This should be top answer. Thank you. – Henry Mar 17 '21 at 20:23

score 2 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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This seems to have an answer to a similar question: Is it possible to change the font size of the project panel?

You could also try changing your system font and see if Intellij picks that up. Might only work for the menus though and if you are using the system theme like GTK+ on Linux.

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answered Jun 15 '12 at 14:21

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JZV · Answer 6 · 2022-09-30T09:53:32.783

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For IntelliJ 2022.2 it´s pretty simple:

For the Editor Area

Setings->Editor->General

under font-size changing with Ctrl+Mouse Wheel you can set "All editors"

For the UI Area

Setings->Apperance & Behavior->Appearance

There you can direct change the Font and Size

Editor UI

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answered Sep 30 '22 at 09:48

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score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 05 '15 at 08:46

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The simple one is:

Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
In the popup frame, type Increase font size or Decrease font size, and then click Enter.

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answered Oct 05 '15 at 08:46

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This just changes the editor font. The question is about every other UI element in Intellij, since the default font size is absurdly tiny. – James Moore Feb 23 '16 at 06:46
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This also changes only the editor font size from the current class, not from all opened classes – jan Apr 26 '16 at 09:11
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This does not answer the OP question. – TheGeeko61 Jul 27 '18 at 18:45

How to increase fonts in all UI elements in IntelliJ IDEA?

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For the Editor Area

For the UI Area