How To Change Font for Eclipse Editor Pane

This article shows how to change the text size and style for the Eclipse editor pane.

The font used for Eclipse editor pane can be customized with font preference. This preference is located under “Basic” settings and can be found in Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts.

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Open Eclipse Preferences

Open the Eclipse Preferences via Window > Preferences

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Navigate to Colors and Fonts

Navigate to ‘Colors and Fonts’ on the left-hand side preferences tree view

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Basic Color and Font Settings

On the right-hand side pane, scroll and locate ‘Basic’

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Text Font Settings

Scroll down to ‘Text Font’ under ‘Basic’

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Edit and Set Desired font and styling

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Click Apply and Close to Save your Settings. DONE!

Re-launch the Eclipse if your changes are not visible.