A love letter — in black?
Birthday greetings — so small?
The fine print — so large?
Clearly, we need colors and font sizes for writing emails in Gmail. How about throwing in custom fonts (some at least) and background colors for highlight, too?
Change Font Face, Size, Color and Background Color in Gmail
To use a custom font, change the font size or color, or add a highlighting background color when composing in Gmail:
- Make sure the rich-text formatting toolbar is available.
- If you see a Rich formatting » link just above the message composition area, click it.
- Highlight existing text to apply formatting or set it before typing.
- Click the Font button to choose a custom font.
- Use the Size button to pick a font size, from Small to Huge.
- Click Text Color to select a font color.
- Use Highlight Color to apply a background color.
If you prefer a particular text style, you can make it the default for new messages in Gmail.
