Display Setup Handbook: Fonts
Description: kcmkdisplay help doc
Keywords: kde kcontrol kdisplay

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### 6. Fonts

You may change the font and character set for the desktop. These fonts will be used by KDE applications, and (depending on the choice in the Style settings) by selected non-KDE applications.

(This option has only recently been enabled in all KDE applications, therefore some applications may not behave correctly when their fonts are changed, or if a large font is used, and you may have to restart KDE for the changes to take effect.)

Click on a Font category in the main list to select it (This lists various categories of KDE functions for which a font must be defined: General font, Fixed font, etc.).

For each category, select a Typeface from the list, optionally choose Bold or Italic, and select the typeface size by clicking on "+" or "-" buttons at the right of the Size box. You may also choose the Character Set for this font (the choices available depend on the Typeface chosen). The choices `default` and `any` are always available. (The Default Character Set is configured in the File Manager Font menu).

The font you have selected is previewed in the Sample text box.

To restore the KDE default configuration, click on the Default button at the bottom of the screen. Click on Apply or OK to activate your choice.

Note: Pressing Ok or Apply applies changes made in all of the display setup modules.

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