How to change the font in notes on Xiaomi: all the ways and nuances

Xiaomi’s standard Notes app is one of the most popular tools for quickly capturing ideas, to-do lists, or important information. However, not everyone likes the default font: some people think it’s too small, some don’t read it well enough, and some just want to add personality. Fortunately, MIUI offers several ways to change the font, both through built-in settings and through third-party solutions.

In this article, we will look at all the current methods of changing the font in Notes for different versions of the MIUI shell (12 to 14), including hidden chips that not everyone knows. We will focus on the limitations of system fonts, alternative applications with advanced capabilities and how to return everything back if the experiment failed. If you want to make your notes not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing, read on.

Method 1: Change the system font (affects all applications)

The most obvious, but not always convenient, way to change the font at the system level, which will affect not only Notes, but all other applications that use system text, and is suitable for those who want uniformity throughout the interface.

In MIUI 12-14, the path to font settings looks like this:

1. Settings → Screen → Font
2. Choose one of the styles offered (e.g. Mi Sans, Roboto or San Francisco).
3. Click Apply and wait for the interface to restart (can take up to 30 seconds).

⚠️ Attention: Some users note that after changing the system font in the Notes, indentations may be lost or the bold / italicization in already created entries disappears.

Method 2: Locally change the font only in Notes (MIUI 13/14)

Starting with MIUI 13, the Notes app introduced a hidden option to change the font directly within the font itself, without affecting other programs, but it's not easy to find.

Instructions:

1. Open any note or create a new one.
2. Slap the icon. ⋮ (three points) in upper right corner.
3. Select Settings → Text design.
4. In the Font section, a choice of 3-5 options will appear (depending on the application version).

🔹 This feature is not available on all Xiaomi models, for example, on the Redmi Note 10 Pro with the MIUI 13.0.5 it is, and on POCO X3 Pro with the same version is not. This is due to Xiaomi's policy of differentiating features for different regions.

Make a backup of important notes (export to.txt)

Check the version of MIUI in Settings → About the phone

Close all background applications for stable operation

Make sure there are no unsaved changes in the Notes-->

Method 3: Using Design Themes

If you don't have direct font change in your version of MIUI, you can go around the topic, which changes the font indirectly, and it works on all devices, but it requires additional steps.

Algorithm:

1. Download the topic from the Topic → Online (search for keywords “font”, “text”, “notepad”).
2. Apply the theme to the entire interface.
3. Open Notes – the font should be updated according to the style of the topic.

💡 Useful tip: Topics marked “Premium” often offer unique fonts, but they can be downloaded for free through third-party resources (for example, Mi Themes Store on the Internet). XDA However, beware - unofficial themes may contain malicious code, especially if you require root rights.

Method 4: Third-party applications for customized notes

If the built-in MIUI capabilities don't suit you, consider alternative apps, many of which offer flexible font customization, including size, style, and even color.

Top.-3 font-based applications:

• 📝 Google Keep allows you to choose from 4 font styles and change the size of the text. MIUI-typeface.
• 🎨 ColorNote — 10+ fonts to choose from, including handwritten ones. Plus: sync with Google Drive.
• 🔧 Notion - complete freedom of design (fonts, indentations, blocks.

⚠️ Note: When you transfer notes from a standard Xiaomi app to a third party, formatting (greater text, lists, alignment) may be lost.We recommend that you first export notes to.txt or.md through Settings → Exports.

Method 5: Manual editing of system files (for advanced ones)

This method is only suitable for users with unlocked bootloader and root rights. It allows you to install any typeface on the system, including Notes, but requires technical skills.

Step-by-step:

1. Download the.ttf file of the desired font (for example, from Google Fonts).
2. Connect your phone to your PC and use ADB or Root Explorer to copy the file to /system/fonts/.
3. Change the access rights to 644 (rw-r----).
4. Reset the device.

🔧 Technical detail: For MIUI For example, if you replace Mi Sans, the new file must be called MiSans-Regular.ttf.

adb push MiSans-Regular.ttf /system/fonts/


adb shell chmod 644 /system/fonts/MiSans-Regular.ttf

⚠️ Warning: Incorrectly replacing system fonts can lead to app dyeing or even bootloop ( looped boot).Before experimenting, make a backup through TWRP Or Mi Flash Tool.

💡

If the text in the Notes is displayed in hieroglyphics after the font is replaced, then the font file does not support Cyrillic. Download the version with advanced encoding (for example, Noto Sans CJK).

Solving problems after changing the font

Even if you do everything according to the instructions, sometimes there are bugs.

• 🔄 Font reset after update MIUI → When you update the system, all customizations are reset.
• 📱 The text became blurry. → It's got to do with the wrong thing. DPI Try another file or zoom in to Settings. → Screen. → Size of text.
• ❌ The Notes app has stopped opening → Remove the application cache (Settings) → Annexes → Notes → Warehouse → Clear the cache) or reinstall it through APK Mirror.

📌 Key takeaway: If you’re not prepared for the risks of manual font replacement, it’s best to limit yourself to built-in settings MIUI Most of the problems arise from font incompatibility with the shell version.

FAQ: Frequent questions about fonts in Xiaomi's Notes