Change text, image and video sizes (zoom)

You can change the size of text, images and videos for one web page or for all web pages.

Set default page zoom for a specific site

Use the zoom options to make everything on a web page larger or smaller. 

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More More.
  3. Next to 'Zoom', choose the zoom options that you want:
    • Make everything larger: Click Zoom in Zoom in.
    • Make everything smaller: Click Zoom out Zoom out.
    • Use full-screen mode: Click Full screen Full screen.

You can also use the keyboard shortcuts to zoom in or out:

  • Make everything larger:
    • Windows and Linux: Press Ctrl and +.
    • Mac: Press ⌘ and +.
    • Chrome OS: Press Ctrl and +.
  • Make everything smaller:
    • Windows and Linux: Press Ctrl and -.
    • Mac: Press ⌘ and -.
    • Chrome OS: Press Ctrl and -.
  • Use full-screen mode:
    • Windows and Linux: Press F11.
    • Mac: Press ⌘ + Ctrl + f.
    • Chrome OS: At the top of your keyboard, press the full screen key Full screen. This key is also called F4.

Manage zoom levels for specific sites

After you change the zoom levels of sites that you've visited, to reset them from one place:
  1. Open Chrome .
  2. At the top right, click More More and then Settings.
  3. Click Privacy and security and then Site settings.
  4. Click Additional content settings and then Zoom levels.
  5. To remove resize settings for a specific site, click X.

Set page zoom or font size for all webpages

You can change the size of everything on the web pages you visit, including text, images and videos, or you can change only the size of the font.

Important: Some websites don't let browsers change only the text size. For those sites, Chrome won’t be able to adjust the font size.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More More and then Settings.
  3. Click Appearance.
  4. Make the changes that you want:
    • Change everything: Next to 'Page zoom', click the down arrow Down arrow. Then select the zoom option that you want.
    • Change font size: Next to 'Font size', click the Down arrow Down arrow. Then select the font size that you want. You can also change more font options by clicking Customise fonts.

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