# Designer Text Size Issue

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [March 5, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329 "2026-03-05T02:46:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329/1 "2026-03-05T02:46:37Z")

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I am having the strangest issue with the designer. This is an older gateway 8.1.28

The text is large for no reason. It was not like this earlier today then I got back on and pulled up the designer and it’s huge. I have restarted everything and it is staying like this.

Any Ideas?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/f/1ff427e3e28958a5a19dc8f6244135f9b330b7b4.png)

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329/2 "2026-03-05T02:48:55Z")

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Windows display scaling change? Or was the Windows font size changed?

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329/3 "2026-03-05T02:49:36Z")

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It’s only the designer…everything else is exactly the same.

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329/4 "2026-03-05T02:50:43Z")

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Did you launch it with the same designer config? I think there's a high dpi option that affects font sizing, but you have to add it manually to the config file…

Failing that, try deleting the cached files for your designer

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329/5 "2026-03-05T02:54:01Z")

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I used the same one and cleared the cache (that is always my first idea with weirdo designer issues)

I tried a different server just now and it has the same issue, but again only for the designer. I tried different gateways on both as well and same result.

EDIT: It must be a weird windows thing…I just uninstalled and reinstalled the designer launcher and it is still happening.

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329/6 "2026-03-05T02:57:09Z")

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Restarted the OS?

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-text-size-issue/114329/7 "2026-03-05T03:03:01Z")

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I will have to have the customer’s IT handle that.

I found a third sever I can use that doesn’t have that issue. I suppose I will have them restart and return here to mark it as a standard windows woe and consider it resolved.