# Dashboard increase text font size - newbie

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-increase-text-font-size-newbie/3701>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [4 October 2018 22:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-increase-text-font-size-newbie/3701 "2018-10-04T22:56:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![devid3an](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@devid3an](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/devid3an)\
**Post date:** [4 October 2018 22:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-increase-text-font-size-newbie/3701/1 "2018-10-04T22:56:13Z")

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Hi  
im creating a smart alarm clock with weather etc so im using the dashboard  
the weather is updating perfectly and the widgets are starting to look nice the more i fiddle with how it looks.  
something i just can't google the right answer, i need the displayed time (dashboard text) to be very large font. as its an alarm clock an i want the time to be super visual  
it doesn't seem to change above 8 no matter which number i put in there  
in the dashboard text value field i have  
{{msg.payload}}  
i have seen other references but they don't seem to work  
any help please

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [4 October 2018 23:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-increase-text-font-size-newbie/3701/2 "2018-10-04T23:04:09Z")

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Did you try this ?

> [@Getting bigger font](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-bigger-font/229):
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> anyone knows how i can get a larger font of text UI

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**Author:** ![devid3an](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@devid3an](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/devid3an)\
**Post date:** [4 October 2018 23:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-increase-text-font-size-newbie/3701/3 "2018-10-04T23:34:41Z")

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yeah i did, it doesn't seem to work

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**Author:** ![devid3an](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@devid3an](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/devid3an)\
**Post date:** [5 October 2018 01:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-increase-text-font-size-newbie/3701/4 "2018-10-05T01:22:01Z")

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hi i played a round a bunch more and finally got it to work using references to your link provided thank you!  
my group names had spaces in them 'group 1' etc and i couldn't understand in the link how using '\_' seemed to replace spaces. by renaming groups and things to names without spaces it was alot easier to work out,  
it did for what ever reason delete all my prior set up groups so i had to reset them all up