How to Change Text Color on Your iPhone: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide

Want to make your iPhone feel more YOU? Changing the text color can give your phone a whole new vibe. Whether you’re aiming for bold and bright or soft and pastel, customizing text color is fun and easy. This guide will walk you through all the ways to do it step-by-step. Ready to add some color to your screen? Let’s go!

Why Change Text Color?

• Make it easier to read
• Match it with your wallpaper or theme
• Add a personal touch
• Improve accessibility

Your iPhone doesn’t have a built-in feature to change every word’s color across all apps. However, there are several ways to change text color depending on what you’re doing and which app you’re using. Let’s explore them!

1. Change Text Color in iMessages

If you’re using iMessages, you can’t directly change text color in the default app. But wait! There’s a solution — third-party apps and keyboards.

How to Use a Third-Party Keyboard for Color Text

1. Open the App Store.
2. Search for apps like Color Text Bubbles on iMessage or FancyKey Keyboard.
3. Download and install the one you like.
4. Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard.
5. Select the keyboard app you just installed.
6. Open iMessage, start a new message, and switch to the new keyboard.
7. Type your message using the app’s color options.

Now you’re texting like a rainbow! 🌈

2. Change Text Color on Home Screen Widgets

Home screen widgets are a fun way to decorate your phone. Apps like Color Widgets and Widgetsmith let you customize the text color on widgets.

Using the Color Widgets App

1. Download Color Widgets from the App Store.
2. Open the app and choose a widget style.
3. Select the Edit Widget option.
4. Pick your preferred text color, background, and font.
5. Tap Save, and add it to your home screen.

Voilà! Custom-colored widgets on your iPhone.

3. Change Text Color in Notes

The native Notes app doesn’t let you change text color. But you can use a workaround.

Using Third-Party Note Apps

Apps like Evernote, Notability, and GoodNotes let you change text color easily.

1. Download one of these apps from the App Store.
2. Create a new note.
3. Select the text color tool.
4. Choose your favorite color and start typing.

These apps are a bit more powerful than Notes — great for to-do lists, journaling, or schoolwork.

4. Use Accessibility Features to Change Color

iPhones come loaded with accessibility tools that help with visibility. They can change how text looks on your screen without any apps!

Smart Invert and Classic Invert

1. Go to Settings → Accessibility.
2. Tap Display & Text Size.
3. Turn on Smart Invert or Classic Invert.

This reverses colors on your screen, making text more visible. It’s not exactly “color picking,” but it sure brightens the experience.

Increase Contrast and Color Filters

1. Still in Display & Text Size, try toggling:
   • Increase Contrast
   • Darker Text
   • Color Filters

These options help you tweak text appearance and visibility based on your needs.

5. Color Text for Instagram & Social Media Bios

Want to stand out on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter? You can use colored fonts and special characters in your bio and captions!

Here’s how to do it:

1. Visit a site like LingoJam Fancy Text Generator.
2. Type your message.
3. Choose a colorful or stylized font.
4. Copy the text and paste it into your Instagram bio, tweet, or caption.

Instant ✨wow factor✨ for your profile!

6. Change Text Color in Emails

When using the Mail app on your iPhone, customizing text is limited. But if you use the Gmail or Outlook apps, you have more formatting tools.

Using Gmail App

1. Open the Gmail app.
2. Start a new email.
3. Tap the Format (A) icon above the keyboard.
4. Choose Text Color and pick your favorite color.
5. Start typing in color!

Perfect for colorful birthdays, holidays, or just saying “hello” in style.

7. Use Markup to Color Text on Photos

If you want to add colorful text to screenshots or images, you can use the iPhone’s built-in Markup tool.

Here’s how:

1. Open a photo in the Photos app.
2. Tap Edit → Markup (the pen icon).
3. Tap the plus (+) sign → Text.
4. Tap the text box to edit it.
5. Select the Color Picker to change text color.
6. Move and resize your text where you want it.

This works great for memes, birthday greetings, or quick notes on the go.

Bonus Tip: Backup Your Custom Settings

Spent time getting your iPhone just perfect? Be sure to back it up.

1. Go to Settings → Your Name.
2. Tap iCloud → iCloud Backup.
3. Make sure it’s on!
4. Tap Back Up Now.

Now you won’t lose your settings if you switch phones or do a reset. Yay!

Final Thoughts

Changing the text color on your iPhone can be easy and fun. While Apple doesn’t offer a universal setting to change all fonts everywhere, using the tips above lets you style your messages, home screen, emails, and more.

Be bold. Be colorful. Be you!

So go ahead — try out a fancy keyboard, set up vibrant widgets, or write stylish captions. Your iPhone is your canvas. 🎨

Now you’ve got the tools to color your world, one font at a time!