Skip to content

Call our helpline

0300 180 0028
How to increase the text size in iOS 12 for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

How to increase the text size in iOS 12 for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

  1. Open the ‘Accessibility Settings’: Settings > General > Accessibility. (See the article Open Accessibility Preferences on this website for more information.)
  2. Under the ‘Vision’ section, tap on ‘Larger Text’.
    Tap Larger Text
  3. To access the full range of text size options, tap on the toggle switch to the right of Larger Accessibility Sizes.
    Tap Larger Accessibility Sizes for more text size options
  4. To change the text size, drag the slider to the left or to the right.
    Drag the slider to change text size
  5. Enabling ‘Larger Accessibility Text’ does not increase the size of the ‘title bar’ text at the top of the screen. However, if you long-press on the title bar, that text will be shown in a larger size in the centre of the screen. Note: To enable this feature, you need to set the  ‘Larger Accessibility Sizes’ above the 50% mark.
    Drag the slider to set the size above 50%, Long-Press on the title bar
  6. When you are happy with your settings, either tap ‘Back’ in the top left of the screen to return to the main ‘Accessibility’ settings screen or press your device’s ‘Home’ button to return to the home screen.

More information:

To add a shortcut for ‘Larger text’ settings to the ‘Control Centre’. See the article: Control Centre – iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch on this website.

Created on: March-04-2018

Need some more help?

Call our helpline 0300 180 0028 or email enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

Need free IT Support at Home?

If you are older or disabled and need IT support at home, you can book a free home visit.