Zoom, font, and encoding

  1. Zoom
  2. Font
  3. Text encoding

Zoom

Note. You might accidentally change the page zoom. For example, by pressing Ctrl as you scroll the mouse wheel. To return to normal, click  on the right side of the SmartBox.
Zoom for all pages
  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. In the Page zoom section, select the desired page zoom from the list.
Zoom for a specific page
  1. Click .

  2. In the menu that opens, click a button:

    — Zoom out.

    — Zoom in.

    — Full screen.

The data about the zoom you set is saved in Yandex Browser. The next time you open the page, it uses your selected zoom level.

To clear zoom settings for specific pages:

  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. In the Page zoom section, click Sites advanced settings.
  3. Select the desired sites.
  4. At the bottom of the screen, click Remove.
Keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures for changing the page zoom
Keyboard shortcuts
Increase zoom level

Ctrl + Plus
Decrease page zoom

Ctrl + Minus
Set page zoom at 100%

Ctrl + 0
Mouse wheel
Increase zoom level

Press and hold Ctrl and scroll the mouse wheel forward.
Decrease page zoom

Press and hold Ctrl and scroll the mouse wheel back.
Keyboard shortcuts
Increase zoom level

Ctrl + Plus
Decrease page zoom

Ctrl + Minus
Set page zoom at 100%

Ctrl + 0
Mouse wheel
Increase zoom level

Press and hold Ctrl and scroll the mouse wheel forward.
Decrease page zoom

Press and hold Ctrl and scroll the mouse wheel back.

Font

To set the same font for all pages:

  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. In the Font size section, click Font settings.
  3. Select which fonts and text size you want to use.

To increase the font size:

  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. In the Font size section, click Font settings.
  3. On the Font settings page, move the Font size slider to the right.

Blurry, faded, or fuzzy font

Disable ClearType

Disable ClearType anti-aliasing in Windows settings.

  1. Open the Windows Control panel.
  2. Choose System and type Adjust ClearType text in the search bar.
  3. Disable the option.
Turn off GDIPP

If you have GDIPP installed, disable it temporarily and check how fonts are displayed.

Disable FXAA

Disable the global FXAA smoothing function in the video card settings:

  1. In the Windows notification area, launch the video card manager.
  2. Go to the 3D graphics management section.
  3. Disable the FXAA smoothing.

For more specific recommendations, see Instructions for your video card.

Delete the Roboto font

In browsers based on the Chromium engine, fonts sometimes fade. In this case, try removing the Roboto font:

  1. Open the Windows Control panel.
  2. Open Fonts using the search bar.
  3. Select the Roboto font and click Delete above the list of fonts.

Text encoding

If the text on a page is not displayed correctly, use encoding auto detection, or try changing the page encoding manually.

  1. Click   → Advanced → More tools → Text encoding.
  2. Set the page encoding that you believe is correct, or select Automatically from the list.
Attention. Displaying text in uncommon languages requires installing additional fonts on your computer.