CHANGING THE CONSOLE FONT

The Linux console font can be changed using the setfont utility (part of busybox and installed by default).

Available Fonts

Currently packaged Linux console fonts.

• terminus-font (Community).
• spleen-font (Community).
• unifont (Community).

Changing the Console Font

Use the following command to set the console font after a user has logged in. Add it to your ~/.profile or /etc/profile to make the change permanent.

[ "$DISPLAY" ] || setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/FONT_NAME

To change the console font before a user has logged in, add the following to your /etc/inittab or /etc/rc.conf.

# /etc/rc.conf
/usr/bin/setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/FONT_NAME -C /dev/tty1