Apparently, Notion is one of the most popular personal productivity and project management tools in the world so far, and it’s well-deserved because it has many valuable features, both in terms of functionality and styling. However, one rare area where Notion falls short is font styling.
It is a big surprise to me why the Notion development team hasn`t implemented a good set of fonts and styling options for them, but it is what it is. In this tutorial, I will share how to change font in Notion and what styling options are available. Let`s go!
Why Change the Font in Notion?
Changing fonts can make your content easier to read or give it a distinct style. Whether you’re organizing a personal journal, crafting a professional report, or designing a sleek portfolio, using different fonts helps differentiate the tone of your content.
How to Change the Default Font Family in Notion
Before we dive deep into how to change the default font in Notion, the important note is that Notion doesn`t have a notion (pardon the tautology 🙂) of default font. It means that there is no centralized level setting that allows you to change the font so that it applies to all the documents that exist in your account. You can change the default font for a specific page only. There is a workaround, though, that can work in some cases. You can use your page with the changed default font as a template, in this case, all your child pages will inherit the font from the parent template page.
Anyways, to change the font on a specific page, you have to go to the top right corner of this page and click on a three-dot icon. A menu will open, and on the top of this menu, you will find three options for the font family that are available in Notion.
The first one, which is default, is the clean and versatile sans-serif font, the second one is a more traditional serif font, which is suitable for longer text and formal documents, and the third option is a monospace font, which is ideal for code and structured data like tables. You can click on whichever font you choose, and this font will apply to the whole page.
How to Change Font Weight and Style in Notion
If you want to change the weight and style of your font, highlight the chunk of text you want to style, and a styling bar will appear. There, you may find standard font styling options, make your text bold, italic, underlined, and select a color for your text.
However, the options for the font size are very limited in Notion. The only thing you can do to your text in this direction is make it a little bit smaller, which will apply to all the text on your page. To do this, go again to that three-dot icon at the top-right corner, find the Small text option in the menu, and switch the toggle.
How to Get Different Fonts in Notion
As you can see, font styling options are very limited in Notion. But there are workarounds thatyou may use to add additional formatting and styling to your text. This includes adding third-party browser extensions like Stylus or any other extension that allows custom CSS to be applied to your page. However, it will work only locally.
Another option is using text generators with styling options, then copying and pasting the text into a Notion page
Customizing your workspace is key to making it both functional and visually appealing. With this guide, you now know how to change fonts in Notion and even how to go beyond the basic options. While Notion keeps things simple by default, a little creativity can go a long way in making your pages stand out. Try it out, and make your Notion workspace truly your own!
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