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Egtverchi Author

Level 1

24 points

How do I adjust the FONT SIZE on Safari 10?

I'm using OS X 10.11.6, and I just downloaded Safari 10.0. It seems to have replaced the "minimum font size" with a "zoom" function; but there's a big problem: If I make the font size as large as I prefer, the page runs off the screen; if I make the page zoom optimal, the font is too small! So I have to either squint at the text, or keep sliding back and forth to see the whole page. This is annoying and stupid. Isn't there a way to adjust the font size ALONE?

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 11:12 AM

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daniellefromtaylors

Level 1

14 points

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 11:28 AM

Have same question. Safari 10.0 is USELESS to me if I can't change font size. Never imagined Apple would do such a Microsoft (see IE) thing.

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esoel

Level 1

4 points

Oct 14, 2016 2:37 AM in response to Egtverchi

Hello, I had the same problem and I found the solution (second result in google for me) here:

Change the font size or zoom level of web pages in Safari - Apple Support

Basically Command-Plus/Command-Minus zooms the page , not what you want , but

Option-Command-Plus/Option-Command-Minus increases and decreases the text zoom, I use it all the time too, now it's just an extra key to press, I'll live with it :-)

Oct 24, 2016 1:14 PM in response to Egtverchi

According to MacWorld, the new version of macOS Sierra

"Brings back the Safari option to “never use font sizes smaller than” for displaying fonts on webpages."

Install away!

Orc4hire

Level 1

19 points

Oct 24, 2016 2:40 PM in response to johnnylundy

Can anyone confirm that the Safari 10.0.1 update on El Capital includes that option? Or is it just Sierra?

Eric Root

Level 10

684,627 points

Oct 24, 2016 2:44 PM in response to Orc4hire

It should. Same update to Safari that is in Sierra.

Orc4hire

Level 1

19 points

Oct 24, 2016 2:48 PM in response to Eric Root

I've already had to wipe and restore my system once over this update. 'Should' doesn't give me confidence.

Egtverchi Author

Level 1

24 points

Oct 24, 2016 4:36 PM in response to Orc4hire

The good news: it does; I just updated, and it works the way it used to, without needing a restart.

The bad news: pages now load at about 20% of normal speed.

Oct 24, 2016 5:23 PM in response to Egtverchi

Maybe we need to reverse the font size we set in Terminal - to delete that command.

Oct 25, 2016 2:37 AM in response to Egtverchi

The option to "never use font sizes smaller than" is back with 10.12.1.

zshuster

Level 1

9 points

Nov 1, 2016 10:40 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

minimum font size setting is restored in Safari 10.0.1, in addition to the zoom setting

and it is not necessary to upgrade to macOS Sierra

Egtverchi Author

Level 1

24 points

Nov 2, 2016 3:09 PM in response to zshuster

Thanks, to you and to the others who let me know about this. Safari is now working the way it's supposed to, and page loading speed is back to normal.

I have to give credit to Apple; they really stepped in it when they deleted the Minimum Font Size control, but they acted quickly to restore it when they saw our (uniformly negative) feedback.

ecm90

Level 1

4 points

Nov 13, 2016 6:42 AM in response to Egtverchi

In Safari, click View, then click Customize Toolbar. Look for the "Zoom" button that has two As in different sizes, indicating a tool to adjust font size. Click and drag that button onto your browser toolbar, and you will be able to zoom into any page. Unfortunately I don't think this is a text-only zoom, but rather an absolute zoom into the entire page. Better than nothing, though!

Nov 13, 2016 11:10 AM in response to Egtverchi

I'm reading this on Safari 10 on El Capitan on a 2009 Mac mini. I can make the font (and only the font) larger by pressing CMD and +, just like always. Is that what you want?

Nov 13, 2016 12:47 PM in response to Tracy Reynolds

No - the question was basically "what happened to the "Never use font sizes less than" dropdown. It was taken away but now it has come back. Problem solved.

Zingy 1

Level 1

10 points

Nov 25, 2016 12:23 PM in response to Harold Holbrook

Does anyone kno how to increase the Font size in safari on iphone 7+?

Nov 25, 2016 1:42 PM in response to Zingy 1

You'll find iPhone 7+ users in the one of the iPhone forums. This is the macOS forum.

How do I adjust the FONT SIZE on Safari 10?