- 1 year ago
How to change my font in powershell using $Profile
To change the font in PowerShell using $Profile
, you can follow these steps:
Open PowerShell: Launch PowerShell by searching for "PowerShell" in the Windows Start menu or by opening the Windows Terminal.
Check if a profile file exists: Run the following command to check if a profile file already exists:
powershellTest-Path $Profile
If it returns
$True
, it means that a profile file already exists. Proceed to step 4. If it returns$False
, move to the next step.Create a profile file: Run the following command to create a profile file if it doesn't exist:
powershellNew-Item -ItemType File -Path $Profile -Force
Edit the profile file: Open the profile file for editing. You can use any text editor, such as Notepad, Visual Studio Code, or the built-in PowerShell ISE. Run the following command to open the profile file in Notepad:
powershellnotepad $Profile
Add font settings to the profile file: In the opened profile file, add the following code to change the font in PowerShell:
powershellfunction Set-ConsoleFont {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[String]$FontName
)
$font = New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Font($FontName, 12)
[System.Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
$h = [System.Console]::OpenStandardOutput()
$fw = [System.Drawing.FontWeights]::Regular
[System.Console]::SetWindowSize(120, 30)
[System.Console]::SetBufferSize(120, 3000)
[System.Console]::SetWindowPosition(0, 0)
[System.Console]::SetFont($font, $fw)
[System.Console]::SetOut($h)
[System.Console]::SetError($h)
}
Set-ConsoleFont -FontName 'Consolas' # Replace 'Consolas' with your desired font name
Modify the
$FontName
parameter with the desired font name. You can also adjust other font-related settings within theSet-ConsoleFont
function as per your preferences.Save and close the profile file: Save the changes to the profile file and close the text editor.
Restart PowerShell: Close and reopen PowerShell for the changes to take effect. The font should now be updated as specified in the profile file.
By utilizing the $Profile
file in PowerShell, you can customize the font settings and have them applied automatically every time you launch PowerShell.