<![CDATA[Zoom text]]>How can I zoom text in Opera GX on Windows?

I found on some sites, that <Ctrl>+<+> should do it. "+" on my Swiss German keyboard is <shift>+<1>. When I push <Ctrl>+<shift>+<1>, nothing happens.

For zooming out (making text smaller), <ctrl>+<-> should do it - and it does.

But how to make things bigger?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/49581/zoom-textRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 17:07:12 GMTWed, 02 Jun 2021 06:30:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:39:29 GMT]]>@alexs77 Don't know why, but it works here.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253942https://forums.opera.com/post/253942Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:39:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:54:08 GMT]]>@leocg how can Ctrl + work? it's not a shortcut for zoom in. at least, it's not shown in the settings.

ctrl = also doesn't work out of the box. only after adding Ctrl shift 0, it starts to work. and why should resetting the shortcuts work? it's been on the default settings and default is non functional.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253918https://forums.opera.com/post/253918Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:54:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:39:01 GMT]]>@alexs77 Here both Ctrl = and Ctrl + works for zoom in.

Go to opera://settings/keyboardShortcuts and reset the shortcuts if you haven't done yet.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253917https://forums.opera.com/post/253917Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:39:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:50:36 GMT]]>@leocg no, there's no lack of keys. = is available. it's just that Opera doesn't recognize it; probably because of the layout. would be nice, if it would work out of the box, so that users aren't forced to fiddle with settings to make it work at all.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253916https://forums.opera.com/post/253916Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:50:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:48:05 GMT]]>@leocg my keyboard layout allows me to type a =. it's opera, which doesn't recognize the character. and it's not about the keyboard, by the way. the issue exists when I use the keyboard of the laptop and also with external USB keyboards (tried different kinds of USB keyboards).

it was also a bit confusing, that the zoom in shortcut is <Ctrl>+<=> and not <Ctrl>+<+>, like I've read elsewhere on the internet and also like you've said.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253915https://forums.opera.com/post/253915Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:48:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:41:18 GMT]]>@alexs77 The problem is not the layout but the lack of keys.

You can change the shortcuts to use something that is easier for you.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253901https://forums.opera.com/post/253901Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:41:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:38:22 GMT]]>@alexs77 If your keyboard doesn't allow you to use the default shortcut, then yes, changing the shortcut is the way to go

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253900https://forums.opera.com/post/253900Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:38:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:24:53 GMT]]>@leocg There's not another shortcut - there are only other shortcuts 😉

For zooming in, <ctrl>+<+> is not a shortcut; at least not a default shortcut; at least not on Windows 10 with Swiss German layout. <ctrl>+<=> is a default shortcut - but that's also not working.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253898https://forums.opera.com/post/253898Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:24:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:21:51 GMT]]>@leocg Okay, I think we're getting somewhere. I now opened up the shortcuts setting in Opera GX for the first time, and:

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So, for Zoom in, it's not <ctrl>+<+>, but it is one of those. Eg. <Ctrl>+<=>.

BUT...

That doesn't work either.

To get "=", I have to push <shift>+<0> (zero). When I thus push <ctrl>+<shift>+<0>, nothing happpens.

I now have pushed on the "Reset all" button and it didn't change anything at all (at least not as far as "Zoom in" is concerned; haven't checked other shortcuts).

The question still stands - how to zoom in? "+" and "=" don't work.
I now added new shortcuts <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<1> & <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<0> (because <Shift>+<1> yields a <+> and <Shift>+<1> yields <=>). With these, zooming in works.

Is that really the way to go? Having to manually define shortcuts to be able to zoom in?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253897https://forums.opera.com/post/253897Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:21:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:15:41 GMT]]>@alexs77 Check in the settings if there isn't another shortcut.

Or use the menu.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253896https://forums.opera.com/post/253896Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:07:03 GMT]]>@leocg to get a <+>, i have to hit <shift>+<1>. when I push <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<1> (ie. <ctrl>+<+>), nothing happens.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253895https://forums.opera.com/post/253895Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:07:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:51:10 GMT]]>@alexs77 You press ctrl, hold it and press +.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253892https://forums.opera.com/post/253892Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:51:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:50:11 GMT]]>@alexs77 So you didn't look in settings page like I said? Go there and reset the shortcuts.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253891https://forums.opera.com/post/253891Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:50:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:07:21 GMT]]>@leocg no, i haven't. i didn't change the shortcuts, so why should I restore them? Actually, i wouldn't even know where to change or reset them.

"Zoom in" is thus still at <Ctrll>+<+>. But how do I enter <+>? When typing text, it is <shift>+<1>, but <Ctrl>+<shift>+<1> doesn't do anything.

but if you think that Opera by itself messed up its settings, i can try that. I'm extremely sceptical that it does anything, though. i guess it has to do with the keyboard layout and that it doesn't recognize the <+>.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253885https://forums.opera.com/post/253885Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:07:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:04:35 GMT]]>@leocg no, i haven't. i didn't change the shortcuts, so why should I restore them? Actually, i wouldn't even know where to change or reset them.

"Zoom in" is thus still at <Ctrll>+<+>. But how do I enter <+>? When typing text, it is <shift>+<1>, but <Ctrl>+<shift>+<1> doesn't do anything.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253884https://forums.opera.com/post/253884Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:04:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:14:45 GMT]]>@alexs77 Did you try resetting the shortcuts?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253857https://forums.opera.com/post/253857Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:14:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:13:32 GMT]]>@leocg Yeah, well, here it doesn't. <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <1> doesn't do anything. <Shift> + <1> yields a "=". It's probably because of the Swiss German keyboard layout.

If I'm on a keyboard with numpad, <Ctrl> + <NumPad +> works as well. But I need zooming when I'm using the notebook without an external display and keyboard and then <Ctrl> + <+> doesn't work.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253824https://forums.opera.com/post/253824Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom text on Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:16:04 GMT]]>@alexs77 Here, Ctrl + does it. Check the shortcuts in settings page.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/253741https://forums.opera.com/post/253741Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:16:04 GMT