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Firefox is now displaying my tabs in a smaller, paler font. It is very difficult to read. How do I make the tabs easier to read, namely larger and bolder?

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Firefox just updated itself to version 89. It is now displaying my tabs in a smaller, paler font. the tabs are very difficult to read. How do I make the tabs easier to read, namely larger and bolder?

Firefox just updated itself to version 89. It is now displaying my tabs in a smaller, paler font. the tabs are very difficult to read. How do I make the tabs easier to read, namely larger and bolder?

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Thank you for these suggestions.

I prefer not to develop a whole theme.

I just want to increase the font size on the tabs and make the tab fonts black or very bold so that I can read them easily, as I could before the most recent "upgrade".

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How did you do that previously as that would usually require code in userChrome.css to style the Tab bar or modifying layout.css.devPixelsPerPx on the about:config page to apply a global zoom ?

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Thanks for the follow up question, cor-el,

I never had to change the font in tab labels before this latest upgrade. I could read the tab labels quite easily in the default format. Now the default format is a smaller and paler font (grey instead of black).

I don't code. I have been hoping that I could just find a menu somewhere that allows me to change just the text in the tab heading, more or less as I would do in Microsoft Word when I want to change a font.

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I have this question also.

I am trying to fix it myself through Control Panel - Fonts

Modified by Jonathan