Owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones often aim to personalize the interface to make it unique and user-friendly.One of the most notable options is the ability to change the font that is responsible for displaying all the text in the system. Standard font may seem boring, too small or just not suit your taste.
In this article, we will take a look at how to remove the standard font on a Xiaomi phone and replace it with another one from the built-in library or downloaded manually, learn how to adjust the size, boldness and style of display text, and learn how to return all settings to factory state if experiments do not meet expectations.
The process of changing the font in the MIUI shell or the new HyperOS is quite simple and does not require obtaining Root rights. All the necessary tools are already built into the system, allowing you to safely make changes without risking damage to the device's software.
Font management through the Topics app
The main tool for changing the look of the system is the standard Themes app, which is where the built-in font store allows you to quickly find and activate the desired style. To get to the desired section, open the application and go to the Profile tab in the lower right corner of the screen.
From the menu that opens, select Fonts. Here you will see a list of already downloaded fonts, as well as a button to go to the online directory. The system offers many options, from classic strict styles to decorative and handwritten options. Choose your favorite option and click Download and then Apply.
After the changes are applied, the system may require a reboot or simply update the interface on the fly. If the selected font does not appear in some applications, this may be due to the limitations of the program itself or the peculiarities of the encoding.
- 🎨 A huge selection of free and paid fonts in the catalog.
- ⚡ Instant application of changes without rebooting.
- 🔄 Possibility of previewing the font before installation.
- 📂 Simple management of already established styles.
How to Get Back the Standard Xiaomi Font
If you're tired of experimenting with design, or if the new font is not readable, it can be easily removed. You can get it back to its original state through the same Theme app. Go to Profile → Fonts and find the option called Default or Default in the list.
Click on it and select Apply. The system will instantly reset all changes, and the interface will return to the factory view. This action is safe and does not affect other phone settings, such as the size of icons or wallpaper.
⚠️ Warning: If the interface becomes unstable after changing the font, or if the text in the menu is gone, return the standard font immediately via Safe Mode or Recovery Menu if the phone stops responding to touch.
In some cases, especially after a firmware update, the standard font may be called Mi Sans (in newer versions of HyperOS) or Roboto (in older versions of Android).
☑️ Checking before resetting
Setting the size and fat content of the text
Often, users don't need to change the font itself so much as adjust its size or saturation. Xiaomi smartphones have a separate menu to fine-tune the display of text. Go to Settings → Screen → Text Size.
And here you'll see a slider that can move text around and make it bigger or smaller, and this is especially true for people with low vision or for devices with high-resolution screens, where the standard font may seem too small, and changes are applied instantly to all supported applications.
Text Fat is also available, and by enabling this option, you'll make characters more contrasting and sharp, which improves readability in bright light, but it's worth remembering that on some low-pixel-density screens, this can lead to letters clumping together.
| Parameter | Where to find out. | Impact on the system |
|---|---|---|
| Type size | Settings → Screen | Changes the scale on all menus |
| Fatiness | Settings → Screen | Increases the contrast of symbols |
| Type style | Annex Topics | Changes the spelling of letters. |
| Major regime. | Settings → Advanced | Increases all interface elements |
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For maximum readability, use a combination of standard font, increased size and the included text boldness option.
Manual installation of third-party fonts
If the built-in directory isn't enough, you can manually install the font, and you'll need a font file with the.ttf or.mtz extension. Download the file from a trusted source and save it to your phone's memory.
Open the Themes app, go to Profile → Fonts. Click on the three-dot icon or scanner/folder icon (depending on the MIUI version) and select Local Font. Find the downloaded file in the list and apply it.
This method allows you to use any typefaces, even those that are not in the official store, but be careful: low-quality fonts can contain errors in the encoding, which will display squares or characters instead of letters.
- 📥 Support for.ttf and.mtz formats.
- 📂 Importability from any file manager folder.
- ⚠️ Risk of incorrect display of symbols.
Where do you get safe fonts?
Display problems and compatibility
Not all applications support system fonts. Some programs, especially bank clients or instant messengers, use their own built-in fonts to ensure security and uniformity of the interface, in which case changing the font in the system will not affect the display of text within these applications.
There may also be problems with encoding. If you have installed a font that does not support Cyrillic, the Russian text will be replaced with incomprehensible characters, in which case you urgently need to return the standard font through the Themes menu, perhaps using voice control or blind method if the screen does not respond.
Another common problem is the “drifty” layout, which can lead to text going beyond the buttons or overlapping other interface elements, and in such situations, it is better to choose a more compact version.
⚠️ Note: Installation of fonts from unknown sources can lead to unstable operation of the system.
If after installing the font, the phone started to work slower or artifacts appeared on the screen, delete the last font installed. In rare cases, it may be necessary to clean the cache of the Theme application through the application management menu.
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Font compatibility is not only system-dependent, but also depends on optimizing the specific applications you use daily.
Resetting font settings through Safe Mode
In a situation where the phone has stopped responding to touch or the image has become unreadable, Safe Mode will help, in which only system applications and standard settings are loaded, which allows you to remove the problem font.
To enter Safe Mode, press the power button and then (hold) the Off button on the screen until a suggestion appears to go to Safe Mode. After the reboot, delete or change the font through the standard menu.
Once the issue is fixed, simply restart your phone in the usual way to get out of Safe Mode.This is a versatile method of solving interface problems that works on most Android devices.