setTextSize()

Description

Sets the size of text that follows. The default size is “1”. Each change in size increases the text by 10 pixels in height. That is, size “1” = 10 pixels, size “2” = 20 pixels, and so on.

Syntax


screen.setTextSize(size);

Parameters

size: 1~5 (int)

Returns

none

Example

#include <SPI.h>
#include <TFT.h>

#define cs   10
#define dc   9
#define rst  8

TFT screen = TFT(cs, dc, rst);

void setup() {
  // initialize the screen
  screen.begin();

  // make the background black
  screen.background(0,0,0);

  // set the stroke color to white
  screen.fill(255,255,255);

  // default text size
  screen.setTextSize(1);
  // write text to the screen in the top left corner
  screen.text("Testing!", 0, 0);
  // increase text size
  screen.setTextSize(5);
  // write text to the screen below 
  screen.text("BIG!", 0, 10);
}

void loop() {

}

See also

TFT
text()
stroke()


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