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

Keyboard shortcut

Hold down Ctrl press the + to increase the font size or - to decrease the font size. Pressing either of these keys while continuing to hold down the control key continues to increase or decrease the font until it reaches its maximum.

  • Keyboard shortcut
  • Mouse shortcut
  • Example text

Mouse shortcut

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

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

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

Example text

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

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.

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