Google Docs has become a regular and necessary tool for many productivity users, with an interface that’s free and easy to use. But depending on what you use it for, the automatic typeface just might not cut it for you. In which case, you’re going to want to learn how to change the default font in Google Docs.
We’ve got nothing against Arial, but one of the first things we did when booting up GDocs for the first time was changing the default to something else. This is particularly handy if you work for a company with a strict brand guidelines or you want to make your documents feel a bit more you. In any case, you’ll be pleased to know that changing the default font isn’t particularly hard to do. Here’s everything you need to know.
What you’ll need:
- A laptop or PC
- A browser
The Short Version
- Head to Google Docs and start a new blank document
- Type something and apply desired font
- Highlight text and select style dropdown
- Hover Normal Text then click Update ‘normal text’ to match
- In Style dropdown, select Options then Save as my default styles
Step 1.
Head to Google Docs and start a new blank document
Open your browser of choice and head to Google Docs. Then, click to open a blank document.
Step 2.
Type something and apply desired font
Type anything into the document then, in the menu above, select your desired font.
Step 3.
Highlight text and select style dropdown
Highlight the text you’ve written and select the style dropdown.
Step 4.
Hover Normal Text then click Update ‘Normal text’ to match
Now, hover over Normal Text and select Update ‘Normal text’ to match from the menu.
Step 5.
In Style dropdown, select Options then Save as my default styles
Return to the dropdown, head to Options at the bottom then select Save as my default styles.
To change the default font size, simply follow the steps above but in Step 2 apply your desired font size, rather than typeface.
Yes. To add more fonts to Google Docs, click More Fonts at the top of the Fonts menu. You can also add additional ones using Extensions.
Well, that depends on a number of factors. Changing the font is pretty easy to do on both programs but you can read more about how they stack up in our Microsoft Word vs Google Docs piece.
