Changing Chrome's fonts?


  1. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 32-bit
       #1

    Changing Chrome's fonts?


    Hi,

    I'm using Google Chrome on Windows 7, and I don't like its default fonts. Is there a way to force Chrome to use fonts other than those of the website or the operating system?

    I'd like to use Verdana or Helvetica.

    Thanks in advance.
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    i have contacted our Chrome specialist, he should be he soon.
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  3. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #3

    Why yes, there is!

    Click the wrench icon in the upper-right corner, and click Options. Navigate to Under the Hood, and scroll down to the Font section. See attached screenshots.
    Changing Chrome's fonts?-chrome.png

    Hope this helps,
    ~Jonathan
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #4

    Thank you Jonathan, for sharing your expertise with the poster and all other interested members.
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  5. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I've changed the fonts there, but it doesn't affect 99% of the websites I tried.
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  6. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #6

    While there is a slight possibility of a bug in Chrome, it is more likely that other sites are just overriding Chrome's default settings. Have you ever seen a browser that can do what you are looking for?

    What sites are you trying?
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  7. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Yes, Firefox can do it, because it has this option called "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections...". However, I do not like using Firefox.

    You can try it on just about any website.
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  8. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #8

    I am sorry to say that Chrome has no such option. The best it has is a default font, that in most cases will be overridden by the page.

    That's one thing that bugs me about Chrome, the lack of options like FF has.
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  9. Posts : 77
    xp, vista, seven
       #9

    Edit it


    Edit the 'Preferences' file



    Using text editor to open "Documents and Settings\User_Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences"
    Look for the section of code that looks like the following example (if its not in the file, try adding it yourself)
    "webkit": {
    "webprefs": {
    "default_fixed_font_size": 11,
    "default_font_size": 12,
    "fixed_font_family": "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono",
    "minimum_font_size": 12,
    "minimum_logical_font_siz": 12,
    "sansserif_font_family": "Times New Roman",
    "serif_font_family": "Arial",
    "standard_font_is_serif": false,
    "text_areas_are_resizable": true
    }
    }


    Thats it:)
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  10. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Thanks, but I've already gone as far as using OS X Leopard most of the time (though I only installed it 3 days ago), because I love its fonts and the overall "user experience". I still have 7 installed, though, for gaming. I'm just dual-booting...
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