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How to change fonts on Discord

Change your text!

If you are wondering how to change fonts on Discordit is easy. Start by opening the Settings menu on Discord by pressing the gear icon at the bottom left of your screen. Under the Settings menu, you can then change various options for your Discord font under the Appearance tab. Some options include how messages are displayed, their size, and zoom level.

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Discord Appearance tab options, explained

That said, here are all options that you can find under Appearance, explained:

  • Message Display: Under Message Display, users can change their Discord font to appear more compact or have a visual appearance that includes user profiles. 
  • Chat Font Scaling: This option will either increase or decrease the size of all Font text on Discord. 
  • Space Between Message Groups: This option will increase the space between messages left by users on Discord
  • Zoom Level: Zoom affects how zoomed in the Discord app appears, thus making everything from Font to images, Gifs, etc., appear larger. 

If you want to change Discord font, use one of the options listed above to change whatever setting. After you finish making changes, the changes will save automatically. 

Related: How to use Discord Voice Chat on Xbox Consoles

How to Bold and Italicize text on Discord

To bold and italicize text on Discord, you must use special characters on both ends of whatever text you are trying to change. Here is how to bold and italicize your text:

  • How to italicize text: If you want to italicize text, you need to place one asterisk on both sides of the text you want to italicize. For example, your text should look like this: *test* 
  • How to Bold text: To bold text, you must place two asterisks on both sides of your text, like this: **test**

For more on Discord, we at Pro Game Guides recommend the following guides: Discord stuck on checking for updates – How To Fix and How to fix Discord game activity not showing up.


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Andrew Vaughan is a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides that has written guides on popular RPGs and FPS survival titles for several years. Andrew Vaughan specializes in survival and roleplaying games and has been a lifelong gamer.