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GreenApplesRule
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Can't control font size of words inside a Note

Can't control font size of individual words/sentences/paragraphs in Notes

There seems to be a bug in Notes on iOS and Mac around changing font sizes.


In Notes on Macbook M2 Pro Tahoe 26.4.1

  1. I select the text to change size
  2. click Command & - or +
  3. the text size increases. It never reduces.


Same occurred in my old phone iPhone X with a early 2025 iOS. In Notes I select the text to change size and the text only ever gets bigger.


I can't even see how to change text size in my current iPhone which is running iOS 26.7.1.

Can I just say how much I utterly hate my current phone, an iPhone SE which I bought second hand when I was very ill.


I appreciate your help with this tiny text size change issue

Posted on Oct 1, 2026 4:02 PM

1 reply

VikingOSX
User level: Level 10 (131,878 points)

Oct 2, 2026 1:28 PM in response to GreenApplesRule

Whether it is entirely new, or selected existing text in Notes, press cmd+T to open the Font Tool. From there you can change the Font, its size, and face.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256368765