How to change the font color on Xiaomi: settings and secrets

Modern smartphone users are putting a lot of emphasis on personalizing their device to make the interface unique and eye-friendly. Xiaomi device owners often wonder how to change the color of the font to improve readability or simply refresh the appearance of the system. MIUI’s standard shell and its newer version of HyperOS provide ample customization options, but some features are hidden or require careful study of the menu.

Changing text elements is not just an aesthetic whim, but also a way to reduce the burden on vision with prolonged use of the gadget. Standard black on a white background is not suitable for everyone, especially in low light conditions. In this article, we will discuss all available methods, from simple settings to the use of special topics.

It's worth noting that color changes are directly dependent on the Android operating system and firmware version, and some features may only be available on new models or after applying certain design themes. Let's take a closer look at each option available.

Standard display settings and themes

The first place to look for a user who wants to change the look of text is the basic screen settings. Settings → Screen often hides the main switches that affect contrast and color reproduction. Here you can find the option Color scheme, which allows you to switch between standard, saturated and warm modes, which indirectly affects the perception of the font.

However, if your goal is to change the color of the letters (for example, to white in a dark topic or to an accent color), then the Theme application will be the key tool, through which global changes in the design of the interface are implemented. When choosing a new theme, the system offers a preview where you can see how the font and its coloring will change in different menus.

To activate changes, you need to go to the Topics → Profile → Topics and choose your favorite option. After applying the theme, the font color in the system menus, messages and contacts will change according to the style of the author of the design, this is the safest and most stable way, without requiring super-user rights.

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The use of a third-party theme is the only regular way to radically change the color of the font throughout the system without using root rights.

• 🎨 Open the “Themes” app on your desktop.
• 🔍 Search for “Black” or “Dark” for dark fonts.
• 📥 Download and apply the theme, making sure it is compatible with your version MIUI.
• 🔄 Restart the device to correctly apply all graphic elements.

⚠️ Note: Some themes may not appear correctly in Google system apps because they do not comply with stylization rules. MIUI Theme Engine.

Using a dark theme and inversion

One of the most popular requests is to change black to white or vice versa, and this is directly related to the activation of a dark theme that is becoming the de facto standard for modern smartphones. To turn it on, go to Settings → Screen → Dark Theme, in which the background of the apps turns black or dark gray, and the text automatically inverts into white or light gray.

Android's MIUI-based system allows you to flexibly adjust the degree of dimming, so you can choose the time to turn on automatically or activate the feature on a schedule, which is especially useful for saving battery life on AMOLED screens, where the black pixel is actually off.

There's also a dark theme option available through a three-dot menu in the top right corner of the theme settings screen, where you can force dark mode on for apps that don't officially support it, in which case color inversion is programmatic, which can result in light gray text where it's supposed to be black.

• 🌙 Activate a dark theme to reduce eye strain at night.
• ⚙️ Use advanced settings to enforce style.
• 👁️ Watch for contrast so that the text remains readable.

Accent colors in MIUI 13, 14 and HyperOS

Newer firmware versions, such as MIUI 13, MIUI 14 and the newest HyperOS, have introduced Accent Colors, which allows the system to automatically adjust the color of interface elements, including headers and certain types of text, to the colors of the wallpaper installed.

Although the main text of posts and articles usually stays black or white to keep it readable, the headers in the settings menu, widget names and controls can take on the dominant color on the background. To activate this feature, you need to go to Settings → Wallpaper and Personalization → Accent colors.

Here you can choose from one of the options offered by the system or adjust the palette manually, changing the color scheme of the wallpaper will lead to a recalculation of accents throughout the system, which creates a harmonious and holistic visual experience, making the interface less monotonous.

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For maximum effect, use wallpaper with bright, saturated colors - the system better considers the dominant shade for accents.

It’s important to understand that this feature doesn’t work in all apps; third-party programs installed from Google Play can ignore system accents and use their own color schemes specified by the developers.

Special Opportunities and Color Inversion

For users with visual impairments or special contrast requirements, the system has a color inversion function, which radically changes the display of all the contents of the screen, turning black text into white and white background into black, and vice versa for all other colors.

You can find this setting by going to Settings → Advanced Settings → Special Features → Visual → Color Inversion. Turning on this mode makes the interface look like a photo negative. It's a powerful tool, but it can be unusual for everyday use due to color distortion in photos and videos.

Also available in this section is the Text Improver feature, which adds contrasting boundaries to the letters, making them clearer against a motley background, and while this doesn't change the color of the font directly, it greatly improves text perception in complex visual conditions.

Application of fonts with modified color scheme

In the Xiaomi theme store, you can find not only wallpaper and icons, but also individual font packages, some of which are not just new headsets, but whole stylistic solutions that include color change. However, the standard device for installing fonts in MIUI often changes the shape of letters, rather than their color.

To find a font that can affect text perception, go to the Topics → Profile → Fonts. In the directory, look for fonts marked “Color” or “Neon.” Such fonts can add colored contours or gradients to letters in supported system applications, such as lock screen clocks or widgets.

Be careful when installing third-party fonts, as they can conflict with system display files. If the interface becomes unreadable after installing the font, load into Safe Mode or use backup recovery if it is available in the recave.

• 🔤 Visit the “Fonts” section in the “Themes” appendix».
• 🌈 Look for fonts with colored elements in previews.
• ⬇️ Download only popular high-rated fonts.
• 🛡️ Make a backup of the data before the experiment.

⚠️ Note: Installing fonts from unknown sources (.mtz files) may cause system disruption and require file system access rights.

Frequent questions and problem-solving

Users often experience situations where settings do not apply or return to the original values after rebooting, this may be due to theme caching or conflicting versions of system applications, in which cases it is recommended to clear the theme app cache through the application management menu.

Another common problem is changing the color of the font only in the menu, which is the normal behavior of the system, since many interface elements are sewn into application code and do not lend themselves to global stylization without deep modification of the system, complete customization is possible only with Root rights and the use of specialized modules such as Substratum, but this requires high skill.

If you have updated your firmware and the font color is gone, check if the theme settings have reset. Often after a major MIUI update, the system returns to standard design, requiring re-use of the theme.

Remember that overexposure to bright font colors can reduce the overall ergonomics of smartphone use.The main text should remain contrasting and easy to read, so as not to cause eye fatigue when reading long articles or correspondence.