How to Customize Command Prompt Color and Font in Windows 10

Feb. 11, 2021

The good oldWindows Command Prompthas never been the most aesthetic of command line tools, especially when compared to the Linux and Mac terminals. Most of us think of the Command Prompt as a digital chalkboard with basic white-on-black aesthetics that hark back to the MS-DOS days. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s because you can change and customize theWindows 10Command Prompt colors and fonts by adding a much needed dash of color.

Customize Command Prompt Color and Font in Windows 10

In this tutorial, you will learn how to change the colors and font in the Windows 10 Command Prompt both temporarily (for the current session) and permanently. We will also show you how to revert those changes and return to the default white-on-black look in case you don’t like what you see. So without further ado, let’s check out how we can personalize the Command Prompt in Windows 10.

You can play around with the settings and the different options to see what catches your fancy.

So there it is folks! Now you know how to customize the Windows Command Prompt on your Windows 10 computer. If the PowerShell is your command line tool of choice and you want to personalize that with custom fonts and colors, you should check out our tutorial on how tochange the Windows PowerShell color schemeon Windows 10. Of course, you can also try out theWindows Terminal application(download) if you frequently use command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell and WSL.

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