[intellij-idea] How to increase code font size in IntelliJ?

I tried doing it via Appearances as shown, but this seems to not affect code font or size

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How can this be done please?

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While I was waiting for someone to respond, I looked around a bit more and found the answer.

Navigate to Fonts and change font to whatever size you'd like

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It is possible to change font size etc when creating custom Scheme using Save As... button:

Save As...


As of InteliJ IDEA 2017.2.5, you can change the editor font size by going to:

Settings ? Editor ? Font

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For newest version of IntelliJ, i think option has changed a bit.

Screenshot:

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My current version of IntelliJ:

IntelliJ IDEA 2017.3.5 (Community Edition)
Build #IC-173.4674.33, built on March 6, 2018
JRE: 1.8.0_152-release-1024-b15 amd64
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o

Hope this will help.


Change the "Color Scheme Font". and you will get what you want. I have faced the same issue and fixed it.


You can use Presentation Mode to temporarily increase the font size.

Note: The location of this menu has changed. It's nearer the top.

Enable Presentation Mode with View -> Enter Presentation Mode

View menu

I needed to increase the default font size for presentation mode. To do this, open Settings and typed "presentation mode" in the search bar. Under appearance, scroll down to Presentation Mode, and select your preferred font size.

Presentation font settings

Because I use it frequently, I mapped "toggle presentation mode" to Ctrl-P. Under "Keymap", right-click on "Toggle Presentation mode" and select "Add keyboard shortcut"

Keymap for presentation mode

Literally press the Control and P keys and then hit OK to enable this.


Short cut is Ctrl + Shift + A - Then Type Increase font size then Enter


The font used in menus, dialogs and tool windows can be changed in Settings > Appearance & Behavior > Use custom font.Setting dialog


It's as simple as Ctrl + mouse wheel. If this doesn't work for you, enable File ? Settings ? Editor ? General ? (checked) Change font size (Zoom) with Ctrl+Mouse Wheel.


To change font size using the keyboard

In Windows or Linux press Ctrl+Shift+A

In MAC press CMD+Shift+A

In the popup frame, type Increase font size or Decrease font size, and then click Enter.

Font grows larger or smaller.


If you don't want to change keymaps you can quickly enter and exit Presentation Mode via the following shortcut sequence (use Ctrl in macOS, too):

  1. Ctrl+` (Switch...)
  2. 4 (View Mode)
  3. 1 (Enter/Exit Presentation Mode)

On Intellij Idea 3.3(Ultimate) System : Mac

IntelliJ Idea ? Preferences (CMD + ,) ? Editor ? General(Main) : Uncheck/Check "Change font size(Zoon) with Command + Mouse Wheel"


In IntellJ 13

File 
 |
  ---- Settings 
       |
        ------- Editor
                 |
                  ------- Colors & Fonts
                          |
                           ------ Font -> [Size]

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It's not possible. Please, vote for the bug.


For Intellij 2018 it's quite confusing as there's an Editor ? Font section but it's usually overriden by Editor ? Color Scheme ? Color Scheme Font:

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First press Ctrl+Shift+A

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For Mac Users, It's cmd + shift + A


On a Mac you can also pinch-zoom, i.e. move your thumb and index finger together or apart.


On Mac Os, go to Preferences > Editor > Font > Size . Enter the new font size.

More details read this blog post

Curious how it's done on Linux and Windows

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On Mac: IntelliJ Idea ? Preferences

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In the Preferences Dialog,

  1. Editor ? Colors & Fonts ? Font.
  2. Click on Save As, enter the scheme name such as the mac user name.
  3. Change the Size as required.

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Goto->Settings->Editor->Fonts->Schemes option. Then rename that options and apply, then choose the new option (renamed one) then option to edit font size will be enable.


To change the font size in the current version of IntelliJ IDEA, go to File → Settings → Editor → General. In the dialog box, and check the item labeled "Change font size (Zoom) with Ctrl+Mouse Wheel".