Open Chrome Settings > Appearance, then change Font size. Use Customize fonts for more control, or Page zoom when you need to enlarge all content on websites.
Chrome's Font size preference affects text that websites allow the browser to size, while Page zoom enlarges text, images, and controls for an entire site. Use operating-system scaling when browser chrome, tabs, and other applications are also too small.
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Open Appearance settings
On a computer, open Chrome > More > Settings > Appearance. If Appearance is hidden or locked, check whether the browser is managed before attempting any workaround.
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Set the standard font size
Open Font size and choose Very small, Small, Medium, Large, or Very large. Open a normal article page in a new tab and compare it; some sites define their own text sizes and may respond differently.
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Customize fonts when needed
Choose Customize fonts to adjust standard, serif, sans-serif, fixed-width, and minimum font sizes where Chrome offers them. Change one control at a time so you can identify which setting affects the site.
Open the site, use More > Zoom or Ctrl/Command plus or minus, and return to 100% with the reset control when needed. Chrome remembers zoom for sites, so verify another domain before assuming the font preference failed.
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Check readability and layout
Test forms, menus, tables, code, and long headings at the chosen size. If content overlaps or is cut off, reduce per-site zoom or font size and use the operating system's accessibility magnifier for temporary enlargement.
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If it does not work
If one website ignores the font setting, test Page zoom and another site; the page's own styles may limit browser font preferences. If every page and Chrome's controls are tiny, adjust Windows or macOS display and text accessibility rather than installing a font-changing extension with permission to read all sites.
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