Change Lock Screen Font and Color in iOS 16
You can change your lock screen font and color directly from your lock screen. Use the guide below to help you along the way.
Change Lock Screen Font And Font Color
You can change the lock screen font by editing your lock screen. Unfortunately, you can only change the font for your lock screen clock. Your lock screen date and notifications will use the system font by default and can not be customized. Use the steps below to help you change the font on your lock screen on your iPhone running iOS 16.
- Unlock your iPhone, tap and hold on your lock screen and tap Customize once it appears at the bottom of your screen.
- Tap your lock screen clock.
- Select one of the fonts you like from the choices at the bottom of your screen. You have a total of eight different font choices that you can choose and apply to your lock screen clock.
- Once you’ve chosen your font, tap and choose a preferred color from the choices at the bottom of your screen.
- Use the slider at the bottom to adjust the intensity of your chosen color.
- If you wish to choose a custom color, choose the color wheel at the bottom. It should be the last choice in your color options.
- You can now select your custom color using either a Color Grid, Color Spectrum, or RGB sliders. Use the tabs offered at the top of your screen to select your preferred method of choosing a custom color.
- You can also enter a custom color HEX value using te option in in the Sliders tab.
- Additionally, you also get the option to pick a custom color from your wallpaper. Tap the Dropper icon to pick a custom color from anywhere on your screen.
- When you’ve selected your custom color, tap the X in the top right corner.
- Tap the X again to stop customizing your lock screen clock.
- Tap Done to save the changes you made to your lock screen. You will now have customized your lock screen font and font color on your iPhone running iOS 16.
Change Lock Screen Color
You can also change the color of your lock screen using the default Color Wash and DuoTone filters offered by Apple. This can come in handy if you would like to match your wallpaper to your clock font color. Use the steps below to help change the color of your lock screen on your iPhone running iOS 16.
- Unlock your iPhone. Now tap and hold on to your lock screen to edit it. Tap Customize at the bottom of your screen once you enter the editing mode.
- Now swipe left on your lock screen and apply either the COLOR WASH or DUOTONE filter to your current wallpaper.
- Tap the More Options icon in the bottom right corner once you’ve chosen your preferred filter.
- Tap and select Style Color to choose a custom color for your lock screen wallpaper.
- Tap and choose a preferred color from the choices available on your screen.
- Tap the X when you’ve chosen your preferred lock screen color.
- Tap Done to save the changes made to your lock screen. You will now have changed the color of your lock screen on your iPhone running iOS 16.
Can you use a custom color when changing the lock screen color?
No, unfortunately, you can only use the color choices offered by Apple by default when changing the color of your lock screen using a filter.
Why does the lock screen clock stay the same color when using the full-screen music player?
This is a missed opportunity in iOS 16 that Apple plans to fix with the release of iOS 16.1. The current beta of iOS 16.1 already has the ability to change your lock screen clock color to match your current album art’s color scheme when using the full-screen music player. Once released publically, you can update your iPhone, and the lock screen clock will then match your album art’s color scheme when using the full-screen music player.
Final Words
Most users like to customize their phones based on their needs and personality. With iOS 16’s release, you can customize your iPhone’s lock screen to match your personality and preferred aesthetic. I hope the post above easily helped you change your lock screen font and color on your iPhone running iOS 16.
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