How do I change the font or the font size in the TTY (console)?

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I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

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asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

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You mean the gnome-terminal or the TTY accessed with Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc.?

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35

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I mean the TTY.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44

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I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

37.3k107422618

asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

3,37943461

You mean the gnome-terminal or the TTY accessed with Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc.?

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35

5

I mean the TTY.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44

add a comment |

I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

37.3k107422618

asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

3,37943461

I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?

fonts tty

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

37.3k107422618

asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

3,37943461

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

37.3k107422618

asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

3,37943461

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

37.3k107422618

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

37.3k107422618

edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35

Jorge Castro

37.3k107422618

asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

3,37943461

asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

3,37943461

asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34

Aaron Hill

3,37943461

You mean the gnome-terminal or the TTY accessed with Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc.?

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35

5

I mean the TTY.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44

add a comment |

You mean the gnome-terminal or the TTY accessed with Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc.?

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35

5

I mean the TTY.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44

You mean the gnome-terminal or the TTY accessed with Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc.?

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35

I mean the TTY.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44

add a comment |

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To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:

Choose the default UTF-8, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlight Cancel to go back.)

Choose the default Combined - Latin, ... option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:

Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:

Select the font size:

Now you will exit console-setup; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and run setupcon.

edited Aug 8 '12 at 1:19

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55

5

You should be fine with the Combined - Latin... default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01

6

@qed, in step #3, if you select Terminus instead of Fixed, there are larger font sizes to choose from.

– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41

2

What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?

– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16

3

@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.

– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48

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Using `GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX`

First, install xrandr and run it:

$ sudo apt-get install xrandr

$ xrandr

The available screen modes are listed.

Now, edit /etc/default/grub:

$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:

The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT should contain at least nomodeset, perhaps in addition to quiet and splash on desktop systems.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"

On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.

Leave this line as a comment:

#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

At the end of the file, add a line:

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16

or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text, keep, auto, vga and ask should also work.

Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:

$ sudo update-grub

$ sudo reboot

This answer will also work to decrease the resolution and/or refresh rate or frame buffer frequency on down-clocked systems. CRT monitors typically show flickering stripes when the refresh frequency is too high.

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To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:

Choose the default UTF-8, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlight Cancel to go back.)

Choose the default Combined - Latin, ... option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:

Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:

Select the font size:

Now you will exit console-setup; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and run setupcon.

edited Aug 8 '12 at 1:19

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55

5

You should be fine with the Combined - Latin... default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01

6

@qed, in step #3, if you select Terminus instead of Fixed, there are larger font sizes to choose from.

– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41

2

What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?

– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16

3

@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.

– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48

|
show 4 more comments

106

To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:

Choose the default UTF-8, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlight Cancel to go back.)

Choose the default Combined - Latin, ... option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:

Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:

Select the font size:

Now you will exit console-setup; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and run setupcon.

edited Aug 8 '12 at 1:19

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55

5

You should be fine with the Combined - Latin... default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01

6

@qed, in step #3, if you select Terminus instead of Fixed, there are larger font sizes to choose from.

– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41

2

What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?

– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16

3

@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.

– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48

|
show 4 more comments

106

To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:

Choose the default UTF-8, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlight Cancel to go back.)

Choose the default Combined - Latin, ... option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:

Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:

Select the font size:

Now you will exit console-setup; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and run setupcon.

edited Aug 8 '12 at 1:19

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:

Choose the default UTF-8, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlight Cancel to go back.)

Choose the default Combined - Latin, ... option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:

Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:

Select the font size:

Now you will exit console-setup; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and run setupcon.

edited Aug 8 '12 at 1:19

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

edited Aug 8 '12 at 1:19

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39

ish

117k32270295

Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55

5

You should be fine with the Combined - Latin... default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01

6

@qed, in step #3, if you select Terminus instead of Fixed, there are larger font sizes to choose from.

– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41

2

What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?

– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16

3

@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.

– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48

|
show 4 more comments

Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55

5

You should be fine with the Combined - Latin... default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01

6

@qed, in step #3, if you select Terminus instead of Fixed, there are larger font sizes to choose from.

– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41

2

What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?

– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16

3

@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.

– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48

Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.

– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55

You should be fine with the Combined - Latin... default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.

– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01

@qed, in step #3, if you select Terminus instead of Fixed, there are larger font sizes to choose from.

– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41

What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?

– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16

@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.

– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48

|
show 4 more comments

Using `GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX`

First, install xrandr and run it:

$ sudo apt-get install xrandr

$ xrandr

The available screen modes are listed.

Now, edit /etc/default/grub:

$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:

The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT should contain at least nomodeset, perhaps in addition to quiet and splash on desktop systems.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"

On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.

Leave this line as a comment:

#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

At the end of the file, add a line:

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16

or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text, keep, auto, vga and ask should also work.

Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:

$ sudo update-grub

$ sudo reboot

answered yesterday

Serge Stroobandt

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add a comment |

Using `GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX`

First, install xrandr and run it:

$ sudo apt-get install xrandr

$ xrandr

The available screen modes are listed.

Now, edit /etc/default/grub:

$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:

The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT should contain at least nomodeset, perhaps in addition to quiet and splash on desktop systems.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"

On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.

Leave this line as a comment:

#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

At the end of the file, add a line:

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16

or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text, keep, auto, vga and ask should also work.

Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:

$ sudo update-grub

$ sudo reboot

answered yesterday

Serge Stroobandt

2,2412034

add a comment |

Using `GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX`

First, install xrandr and run it:

$ sudo apt-get install xrandr

$ xrandr

The available screen modes are listed.

Now, edit /etc/default/grub:

$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:

The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT should contain at least nomodeset, perhaps in addition to quiet and splash on desktop systems.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"

On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.

Leave this line as a comment:

#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

At the end of the file, add a line:

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16

or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text, keep, auto, vga and ask should also work.

Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:

$ sudo update-grub

$ sudo reboot

answered yesterday

Serge Stroobandt

2,2412034

Using `GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX`

First, install xrandr and run it:

$ sudo apt-get install xrandr

$ xrandr

The available screen modes are listed.

Now, edit /etc/default/grub:

$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:

The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT should contain at least nomodeset, perhaps in addition to quiet and splash on desktop systems.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"

On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.

Leave this line as a comment:

#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

At the end of the file, add a line:

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16

or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text, keep, auto, vga and ask should also work.

Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:

$ sudo update-grub

$ sudo reboot

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