Change Profiles Text preferences in Terminal on Mac
Use Text preferences in Terminal to change the font, text, color, and cursor options for a Terminal window profile.
To change these preferences in the Terminal app on your Mac, choose Terminal > Preferences, click Profiles, select a profile, then click Text.
Note: The options you choose in this preference pane apply only to the profile you select. They don’t apply to the Terminal app in general.
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Background | To change the background color of the Terminal window, click the Color & Effects color well, then select a color. To make the Terminal window translucent or transparent, click the Color & Effects color well, then adjust the opacity and blur using the slider. To set the opacity and blur for background windows, select “Inactive Windows.” To show a background image in the Terminal window, click the Image pop-up menu, choose Choose, then select an image. | ||||||||||
Font | To change the font used, click Change in the Font section, then select the font, typeface, and size. | ||||||||||
Text | You can use the text options to change the way text appears. To apply text smoothing, select “Antialias text.” To use bold for emphasis, select “Use bold fonts.” To allow text to flash on and off, select “Allow blinking text.” To display text using the colors embedded in some terminal emulator standards, select “Display ANSI colors.” To add emphasis to bold text with color, select “Use bright colors for bold text.” To change the color of the text, click the Text color well, then select a color. To change the color of bold text, click the Bold Text color well, then select a color. To change the color of the selected area, click the Selection color well, then select a color. | ||||||||||
ANSI Colors | To customize an ANSI color, click the color well, then select a color. | ||||||||||
Cursor | To change the cursor shape, select Block, Underline, or Vertical Bar. To change the color of the cursor, click the Cursor color well, then select a color. To have the cursor in the Terminal window blink, select “Blink cursor.” | ||||||||||