# How to reduce font size of exported PDF

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-reduce-font-size-of-exported-pdf/5488>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [28 January 2020 21:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-reduce-font-size-of-exported-pdf/5488 "2020-01-28T21:22:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![eh8](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/eh8/32/2210_2.png) [@eh8](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/eh8)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2020 21:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-reduce-font-size-of-exported-pdf/5488/1 "2020-01-28T21:22:37Z")

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I have CSS in `userstyle.css` that modifies the font size of the render markdown, but I am at a loss on how to configure the exported PDF output.

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**Author:** ![CalebJohn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/calebjohn/32/356_2.png) [@CalebJohn](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/CalebJohn)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2020 23:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-reduce-font-size-of-exported-pdf/5488/2 "2020-01-28T23:14:57Z")

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I think you can use the below in your userstyle.css file

```css
@media print {
    body {
        font-size: xx;
    }
}

```

But I’m not sure!

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**Author:** ![eh8](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/eh8/32/2210_2.png) [@eh8](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/eh8)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2020 23:29 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-reduce-font-size-of-exported-pdf/5488/3 "2020-01-28T23:29:12Z")

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This is the way

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**Author:** ![CalebJohn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/calebjohn/32/356_2.png) [@CalebJohn](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/CalebJohn)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2020 23:46 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-reduce-font-size-of-exported-pdf/5488/4 "2020-01-28T23:46:08Z")

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This is the way