Is it possible to format text in a widget?

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  catalystsolutionskg · Member · Mar 11, 2015 at 7:54 am

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  I’m using the free version of WordPress, and I have added a widget to my page. However, the text is a lot smaller than I would like, and I would like to format it, but the widget options wont allow me to do this (as far as I can see). How can this be done?
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  kokkieh · Staff · Mar 11, 2015 at 7:58 am

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  Hi there. You need to use html, or in this case inline CSS, to format text in a text widget. See here for the code you’ll need to change your text size: https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/formatting-text-pt-5/

  Let me know if you need more help with this.

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  catalystsolutionskg · Member · Mar 12, 2015 at 10:25 am

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  Hi. Thanks for this. I had a look at the link, and understand the code, but don’t know where to insert it! Please help!

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  kokkieh · Staff · Mar 12, 2015 at 10:31 am

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  Reading your original post again now I think I might have misunderstood you. The instructions I linked to above is specifically to edit the text one inserts within a text widget: https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/

  If you’re speaking of the text that appears in any widget, for example the widget title or any other information that a widget contains, then you’ll need to edit the theme’s CSS to change that, and for that you’ll need the Custom Design upgrade.

  You can post your question in the CSS customisation forum for info on what code will be needed to make this change:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform

  See here for more info on the custom design upgrade:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/

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  catalystsolutionskg · Member · Mar 12, 2015 at 10:58 am

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  no, you were right first time. I have a widget that I want to use on my page, but I want the text to be a lot bigger, and if possible in a different font.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Mar 12, 2015 at 11:01 am

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  Okay. Then just follow the instructions to add a text widget to the sidebar, insert your text, and add the code necessary to change the font and size. You add the code in-line with the text inside the widget. Once you save the widget, the code won’t show on the blog itself, but the text will change according to the code you entered.