How to Make Text Bigger and Easier to Read on Your Phone or Computer

By Jordan · Reviewed by CaseyLast updated July 18, 2026

To make text bigger, go into your device’s display or accessibility settings and increase the “text size” or “display size” slider — this makes text larger across most apps and screens at once, without needing to change anything inside each individual app. The exact menu is in a slightly different place on each type of device, so the steps below cover iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac.

This is one of the most useful changes you can make to any device, and it takes less than a minute once you know where to look.

How to make text bigger on an iPhone or iPad

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Display & Brightness.
3. Tap Text Size.
4. Drag the slider at the bottom left to right to make text larger.
5. To make things even bigger (icons, buttons, and more, not just text), go back to Display & Brightness and turn on Larger Text, then use the slider that appears.

Extra option: In Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size, turning on Bold Text can also make text easier to read without making it larger.

How to make text bigger on an Android phone

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Display (on some phones, this may be under Accessibility instead).
3. Tap Font size or Font size and style.
4. Drag the slider to increase the size.
5. Some phones also have a separate Display size setting nearby, which enlarges icons and layout spacing, not just text — worth turning up as well if things still feel small.

How to make text bigger on a Windows computer

1. Right-click anywhere on an empty part of the desktop and choose Display settings, or open Settings and click System, then Display.
2. Under Scale & layout, find the Change the size of text, apps, and other items dropdown.
3. Choose a larger percentage, such as 125% or 150%.
4. You may be asked to sign out and back in for the change to fully apply.

For just the words on a webpage: while browsing in most web browsers, hold Ctrl and press + (plus) to zoom in on that page, or Ctrl and - (minus) to zoom back out.

How to make text bigger on a Mac

1. Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner, then click System Settings.
2. Click Displays in the sidebar.
3. Look for a row of resolution options and choose one labeled Larger Text (options closer to the left of the row show larger text and icons).
4. For extra-large text system-wide, go to System Settings → Accessibility → Display and turn on Larger Text, then adjust the size slider.

For just a webpage: hold Cmd and press + (plus) to zoom in while browsing, or Cmd and - (minus) to zoom back out.

If text still looks small on a specific website or app

Some websites and apps set their own fixed text size that isn’t affected by your device settings. If this happens:

• On a webpage, try the browser zoom shortcut above (Ctrl + or Cmd +) — this works regardless of the website’s own settings.
• Inside a specific app, check that app’s own settings menu — some apps (like email or reading apps) have a separate text-size option of their own.

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