windows - How to change the cmd.exe font?

04
2013-09

aviraldg

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How to change the Windows console font?

Firstly: I have tried the options dialog for it (the one that Windows shows) and I don't want that.
The default windows option dialog for it only allows two fonts: "Raster"(Fixedsys) and Lucida Console. However, I want to use Consolas (which is a really chic font). I've tried messing with the registry options for the current user "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console" but it doesn't seem to work. Help appreciated.

Answers

John T

I think you're changing the wrong key. Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont\

Right click in the blank white space in the right pane and select New -> String Value.

Edit the value to these settings:

Name: 00
Data: Consolas

Open command prompt and you should be able to switch to Consolas font in the properties. A reboot is essential for it to appear properly. I'd also recommend to turn on cleartype to make it look smoother. Consolas looks best with cleartype on.

Phoshi

Not really an 'answer' per se, but Console2 is a delicious wrapper to cmd that allows much greater choice over how it looks. It's also tabbed, and supports transparency (if that's your thing) I could also give you an ahk script to make it whoosh down like the console from [insert most FPS titles here], if that'd sweeten the deal ;)

Matthew Ruston

I had to use Console in order to get this 'feature'. It is basically a cmd.exe replacement for Windows. Besides configuring advanced fonts and colours, it has a pile of other features you might be interested in.

user14068

Scott Hanselman describes essentially the same solution as John T's here:

Using Consolas as the Windows Console Font

Related Answers

s.Daniel

Ctrl and NUMPAD +/NUMPAD - or mouse wheel to zoom in/out

Edit: Or to achieve exactly what you asked for...

Settings > Style Configurator. Under Font Style you can set the font and size

Community

Open menu Settings/Style Configurator. Then with the default theme "Default (styles.xml)" and default language "Global Styles", change the font name and font size for style "Default Style" (the default, style "Global override" will not cut it).

If a document is already open then the display will change immediately as the font name and font size is changed - nice touch! Press the "Save & Close" button to keep the new settings.

Note that in Notepad++ 6.0, you will also need to check the enable global font and enable global font size check boxes.

Tom Wijsman

Alternatively, hold Ctrl and use the scroll wheel of your mouse.

Diago

Fonts and styles can be changed in the Style Configurator.

Settings
Style Configurator

none

With 5.9.4 I have found that the global override does cut it, as zooming seems to influence global and language-specific font settings differently so that whitespace has different sizes (Tabs don't line up with different zoom levels). The font size did not seem to change either..

athahernadeem

(Notepad++ 6.1.1)

I'm not sure about you, but to me this feature should be in Preferences. I totally missed it when it was right underneath it :p.

Anyway, you could kill two birds with one stone by changing the theme.

Change font & Chose a dark background:

Go to Settings on the top menu
Chose Style Configurator...
At the top it's the theme selector Select theme

Notepad++ has many themes to choose from, so if you're one of those that likes to code on a dark background with a san-serif font the Ruby Blue theme is a good choice, it works great for me.

My 2¢.

Gaurav

Ctrl + F12 will give you all authorities to change the appearance, background, foreground, fonts etc. !

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