Change Hover Text settings for accessibility on Mac
On your Mac, turn on Hover Text, Hover Color, or Hover Typing, customize their appearance, and more.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Accessibility in the sidebar, then click Hover Text. (You may need to scroll down.)
To customize Hover Text, click , then set any of the following options:
Activation modifier: Choose the modifier key to press that turns on Hover Text.
Triple-press modifier to set activation lock: Keep Hover Text active for a period of time—for example, when filling out a form—without needing to press the modifier key every time you move the pointer over text. Quickly press the modifier key three times to turn the activation lock on or off.
Text size and Text font: Choose the size and font for text shown in the Hover Text window. By default, the font is the same as your system font.
Colors: Choose the color for text in the Hover Text window or the colors for the window itself. You can also choose a color to outline the text or item you’re hovering over.
Hover Color
View a large, high-resolution version of colors in text you’re reading, as well as other onscreen items like app icons. Customize the text color that displays under the pointer when using Hover Color. See Show a larger version of colors on the screen.
Note: Hover color shares appearance settings with Hover Text.
To customize Hover Color, click , then set any of the following options:
Activation modifier: Choose the modifier key to press that turns on Hover Color.
Text size and Text font: Choose the size and font for text shown in the Hover Typing window. By default, the font is the same as your system font.
Colors: Choose the color for text in the Hover Text window or the colors for the window itself. You can also choose a color to outline the text or item you’re hovering over.
To customize Hover Typing, click , then set any of the following options:
Text size and Text font: Choose the size and font for text shown in the Hover Typing window. By default, the font is the same as your system font.
Text-entry location: Choose the position of the Hover Typing window—for example, you can position it near the line where you’re entering text, at one of the corners of the screen.
To set your own position, choose Custom, then drag the window to where you want it shown.
Colors: Choose the color of the text in the Hover Typing window, the color of the insertion point, or the colors of the Hover Typing window. You can also choose a color to outline the text field you’re hovering over.
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