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I have two screens with the same resolution 1080p but one is 14-inch and another 23.8-inch, so I would like to apply different font sizes to them (for example, 14-pixel in the small screen and 11-pixel in the bigger one).

But I don't know how to do that because:

  1. gnome-tweaks-tool can only set the font size for all screens
  2. system setting -> Displays can set Scale separately but both only have two options 100% and 200% which are not suitable nor precise.

So how could I apply different font sizes on different screens?

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  • It's 12/2019 and I have come here directed by google. The command you are looking for is xrandr --current to show your monitors. xrandr --output <device> --scale <X>x<Y> scale down everything one of your monitors. This is not ideal as your screen will be blurred. I am current searching for scaling font only in on screen.
    – Celdor
    Dec 10, 2019 at 12:49
  • have you found a solution to scale down font size only?
    – matohak
    Mar 31, 2020 at 15:49

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In the settings there is an option "Fractional scaling" which will allow you other values than 200%.

Note, that it is not ideal as your screen will be blurred. so maybe a better solution is to just set different font DPI for each monitor:

  1. Open the System Settings application.
  2. Go to the "Displays" section.
  3. For each monitor, click the gear icon in the upper-right corner and select "Scale for menu and title bars."
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  • Thanks! This question was posted on Ubuntu 18.04, so newer Ubuntu versions may have solutions in system setting :-) Feb 8, 2023 at 3:18

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