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Large Type

Show big text on your screen: blow a short password, code or message up to read across a room, with look-alike characters colour-coded.

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100% client-side

Runs in your browser. Your data never leaves this device.

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The Guide

About Large Type

/01 Making short text readable across a room

Type a few words and they scale up to fill the screen. It is the fastest way to show a door code, a table number, a wifi password or a name to someone several metres away, or to hold something up in a meeting or a lecture.

The text resizes to fit as you type, so a short phrase fills the display and a longer one steps down to stay on screen.

/02 Everyday uses

Handing a phone or laptop over with something legible on it beats reading a string of characters aloud, especially in a noisy room or across a language barrier. It is also handy as an impromptu sign, a countdown prompt, or a way to read something yourself when the original is set far too small.

Because it runs entirely in the browser, it works offline once loaded — useful in a venue with poor signal.

/03 Big text for passwords, codes and messages

Reading a WiFi password aloud across a room is how 0 becomes O and l becomes 1. Type or paste the text here and it is drawn as big as the display allows, in a monospaced font, so every character is clear from a distance.

Two details make it far more reliable than a large font in a notes app. Characters are colour-coded by type, so digits, letters and symbols look different at a glance and a zero can never be confused with a capital O. Position numbers can appear under each character, so someone typing along can say "character nine" instead of "the one after the dash". The size fits the screen width automatically, or you can set it by hand.

For the biggest possible result, press F11 on Windows or Control+Command+F on a Mac to make the browser itself full screen.

FAQ

Questions about Large Type.

How much text can I display?
It is built for short strings — a code, a number, a name or a short phrase. Longer passages will shrink to fit and defeat the purpose.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded, yes. Everything runs client-side, so it keeps working if you lose signal.
Can I use it as a sign or display?
Yes. Put the device in landscape, turn the brightness up and disable auto-lock if you need it to stay on screen for a while.
Why are the characters different colours?
Colour marks each type of character, such as digits, letters and symbols, so look-alikes like 0 and O or 1 and l are impossible to mix up. You can switch the colours off if you only want plain big text.
How do I share a WiFi password with someone in the room?
Paste the password here, turn on position numbers, and turn the screen towards them. The colours separate similar characters and the numbers let them check their place as they type.
How do I make big text in Discord?
Start a message line with # followed by a space for a large heading, ## for medium or ### for small. This tool is different: it shows big text on your own screen rather than inside a chat app.
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