Change font size and colour for display numerics

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I’ve just discovered how to display edge lengths, but unfortunately, they are practically illegible. Can I change the size and color of these value in the 3D window?

Thanks in advance for any help :slight_smile:

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No you can’t

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you can change the colour of the font, in the User Preferences > Themes > 3D View > Edge Length Text:

still looking for a solution for the tiny font size. you can also change the background colour/gradient, for better contrast.

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In the preferences window, system tab, there is a DPI slider at the upper left (under “General”). I think it’s set to 72 by default and I usually set it closer to my display’s actually dpi, which is 96. This makes all text, including the edge lengths, larger and easier for my tired old eyes to read :slight_smile:

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oh yeah. duh. i knew that, i was just… momentarily dumb. that is exactly what i needed. i increased the text DPI under System > General: > DPI: to 76dpi, then adjusted the font size under Themes > Text Style

thanks for the reminder. :slight_smile:

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what about in 2.8+ vesion

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I’m using 4.1 blender and DPI like option is under Preferences > Interface > Display, called Resolution scale.