Change Default Font in Google Docs

In Google Docs, the default font style is Arial, and the font size is 11. But using the same font every time is quite a boring thing to do. So here, you can change the default font in Google Docs if you want to make your text different than others.

In this tutorial, we will look at the two methods to change the default font.

Change the Default Font using the Format option

You can change the default font from the Format Tab. Below are the steps for this.

1. First, open the blank document or open an existing one.
2. If it is a blank document, then add text to it.
3. After that, select the text, either a portion or the entire text of the document.
   
4. Next, click on the font style in the menu bar and select the font that you want to set as the default font from the drop-down. For example, I have selected the PT Serif font.
5. You can also adjust the font size, spacing between the lines, and other formatting options from the above bar.
   
6. Once you select the size, style, and line spacing, click on the Format Tab.
7. Now, hover over the Paragraph style> click on the Normal text> and select the update Normal text to match.
   
8. Set this font for your default Google Docs document. Then, go to Format> Paragraph styles> Options> Save as my default style.
   
9. You will get a confirmation message pop-up when you click on save as my default style.
   
10. To make sure that the modifications have been saved. Click on File and then select New and Document to open a new document in a new tab.
11. In this new document, you will find the same default font, size, and formatting style you have selected before.
    

Point to remember: These changes apply to your future documents only. Your past documents’ font style, size, and spacing will remain the same.

Change the Default Font using the Normal Text option

This method is quite easier to use if you are new to Google Docs. Follow these steps to change the default font.

1. Open the Google Docs and type the text in it of your choice.
2. Highlight the text and select the font style you want to set as a default font.
3. After that, click on the Normal text drop-down and select the update normal text to match.
   
4. Then, go to the Normal text drop-down>Options>Save as a Default style.
   
5. In the end, you will get a pop-up that “Your default style has been saved.”

Steps to Reset the Default Font

To reset the default font, follow the below steps.

1. Re-open the Google Docs and select the text.
2. Go to Format>Paragraph style> click on the Normal text> and select the update Normal text to match.
   
3. After that, click the Format in the menu bar. Then, in the drop-down list, click on Paragraph styles> Options> and select Reset styles.
   
4. Next, you will get the message that the font style has reset.
   
5. And to make this a default font, go to Format> Paragraph styles> Options> Save as my default style.