Quickly increase and decrease web page font size

Updated: 05/01/2023 by Computer Hope
Letter A in varying font sizes

When visiting any web page on the Internet, you may find small text that is difficult or impossible to read. If the font does not have a set size, increase or decrease the font size using any of the computer shortcuts below.

Keyboard shortcut

Press Ctrl and + to increase the font size (Ctrl++) or - to decrease the font size (Ctrl+-). Pressing either of these keys while pressing Ctrl continues to increase or decrease the font until it reaches its maximum or minimum.

Tip

To reset the font back to the default size, press Ctrl+0 (zero).

Tip

Apple Macintosh users must use Command instead of the Ctrl key to perform this shortcut.

Mouse shortcut

This shortcut can also be used on computers with a wheel mouse. To do this, press Ctrl and scroll up to increase the font size or down to decrease the font size.

Example text

Below is an example of small text used as a test when trying out either of the shortcuts above.

Example small text: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.