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Change the font size in a PDF

Change the font size of existing text in a PDF, free and in your browser. Select a line and step the size up or down: single lines resize in place, and whole paragraphs re-wrap at the new size with the original font kept. Your file never leaves your device. No watermark, no sign-up.

  • Runs in your browser: files are never uploaded
  • No watermark, no sign-up
  • Free to edit; downloading starts at 99p for your first week
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What you can do with Change PDF Font Size

  • Select existing text and step the size up or down, without retyping it
  • The original embedded typeface, colour and weight are kept at the new size
  • Whole paragraphs re-wrap at the new size instead of overlapping the line below
  • A single line that must stay put shrinks to fit its space rather than wrapping
  • Resize text you have added yourself as well as the text already in the document
  • Runs on your device, so nothing is uploaded and there is no watermark

How it works

  1. 1

    Open your PDF

    Drop the file into the editor. It loads on your device and is never uploaded.

  2. 2

    Select the text and pick a size

    Click the line you want to change and step the font size up or down. The paragraph re-wraps around it.

  3. 3

    Download your PDF

    Export the file, or share it as a link and QR code.

Change PDF Font Size FAQ

Can I change the font size of text already in a PDF?

Yes. Click the line, pick a new size, and peadf redraws it in the document’s own font at that size. It is a real change to the text, not a text box pasted over the original.

Will bigger text overlap the line underneath?

No. The paragraph re-wraps at the new size, so lines reflow down the page rather than colliding. If an edit runs long, it flows onto a new page instead of falling off the bottom.

Does the font change when I resize?

No. peadf reuses the typeface embedded in your PDF, so resized text still matches the rest of the document.

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