Change iPhone lock screen clock to a solid font

How to change clock on iPhone lock screen back to a solid font? Recently updated to latest iOS and want to see the time without glasses.


iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 18, 2026 12:37 PM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2026 6:09 PM

Hold your finger on the lock screen, then tap Customize when it appears. Next tap on the time and you will be able to select fonts and colors of the font. When finished tap somewhere else on the screen and tap Done at the top.

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Jan 20, 2026 12:26 PM in response to SravanKrA

Many thanks

I tried that, however that does not work on what was my wallpaper: 1st photo.

touching customise results in “failed to load asset”: 2nd photo.

I then created a similar new wallpaper which I was able to customise in the way you show: 3rd photo.

i prefer my original, it has been my wallpaper since my first iPhone (iPhone 3 I think)l but this will have to do.

hopefully someone in Apple’s software development dept will read this, as this is clearly a bug.

Regards

pete

Change iPhone lock screen clock to a solid font

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