# Way to edit fonts in Budgie-Desktop?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [February 2, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640 "2021-02-02T13:11:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ccjr0](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ccjr0/32/3114_2.png) [@Ccjr0](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Ccjr0)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640/1 "2021-02-02T13:11:39Z")

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Is there a way to directly edit/manage the fonts on the Budgie-desktop panel?

![Screenshot from 2021-02-02 07-07-31](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/0/0400c73e8d39721d94aef8fb67edd3dc21bffe07.png)

^^ Like here at the end of the panel and…

 ![2021-02-02_00-36](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/c/cc60053753ae20edbd5624da75c9761a300d7a7e.png)

^^ here in the search bar for Budgie Menu?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640/2 "2021-02-02T22:44:40Z")

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You need to use CSS to alter the font-size, font-stretch, font-family, font-style, font-variant, font-weight

Some applets have style-classes - so you can target your change to a specific style-class. For example, the clock-applet style class is “budgie-clock-applet”

```auto
.budgie-clock-applet {

 font-size: 20px;
}

```

You alter the CSS for the theme you are using.

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640/3 "2021-02-04T17:19:15Z")

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Budgie desktop settings → fonts ?

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**Author:** ![Ccjr0](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ccjr0/32/3114_2.png) [@Ccjr0](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Ccjr0)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640/4 "2021-02-05T16:30:03Z")

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> Budgie desktop settings → fonts ?

Those fonts change things like title bars and interface fonts etc, they don’t directly effect things like the budgie clock applet.

@fossfreedom  
So I was able to change the clock font and budgie menu search font, but not the weather.

![Screenshot from 2021-02-05 10-25-55](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/9/9039a802e4bc14e320f02e35b70a37ec18a368f9.png)

I’ve tried .budgie-weathershow-applet and .budgie-weather-applet. No clue about this one, any ideas?  
I really appreciate the help, btw thanks. Really impressed with this distro.

 ![Screenshot from 2021-02-05 10-20-54](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/f/fbc53778bb63ac081b4364fd5335d23274be9e44.png)

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640/5 "2021-02-05T17:35:15Z")

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> [@Ccjr0](#):
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> they don’t directly effect things like the budgie clock applet.

Shouldn’t they ?  
I mean why an applet would « override » global user’s choice in Budgie desktop settings ?

Differently worded, any applet should follow by default that global user’s choice. You shouldn’t have to tweak css - unless you want something different than the global default.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/way-to-edit-fonts-in-budgie-desktop/4640/6 "2021-02-05T22:44:18Z")

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> [@Ccjr0](#):
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> I’ve tried .budgie-weathershow-applet and .budgie-weather-applet. No clue about this one, any ideas?

'fraid not. We would need to add a style-class to the weather applet to then allow you to style it via CSS.

Not particularly difficult to-do - please raise an issue here [GitHub - UbuntuBudgie/budgie-extras: Additional Budgie Desktop enhancements for user experience](https://github.com/ubuntubudgie/budgie-extras)