# Basic Linux Mint Customization

One great advantage of Linux is being able to customize your device in nearly infinite ways. Linux Mint comes with lots of built-in customization options to personalize your desktop.

## Themes

1. Click the white "LM" icon on the bottom left of the taskbar.
2. Search for "Themes" and press `Enter`.

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3. The Themes menu will pop up. Here, you can change between light and dark mode, and choose an accent color for your system. The accent color is used for app icons, certain buttons, and the color of highlighted text.<br>

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4. Click "Advanced settings..." for more options.
5. A new menu will open with even more customization settings. Click the icons next to "Mouse Pointer", "Applications", "Icons", and "Desktop" to change their respective styles.<br>

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6. Click the "Add/Remove" button at the top of the window to browse more themes available to download. Once you have downloaded a new theme, go back to the "Themes" tab to apply it!<br>

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## Fonts

You can also customize the fonts that Linux Mint uses throughout the system.

1. Click the white "LM" icon on the bottom left of the taskbar.
2. Search for "font selection" and press `Enter`.<br>

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3. A new window will open showing all the fonts currently in use on your computer. Each of the listings shown are the fonts used for different parts of the display. **"Default font"** is used for almost all text across the system. **"Desktop font"** is used for the titles of files on your desktop. **"Document font"** is used for displaying documents. **"Monospace font"** is used in the terminal. **"Window title font"** is the title for window names, in the screenshot below, the window title shows "Font Selection".<br>

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4. Click on the font names on the right to customize each font! Scroll through the font list, click on the font you like, then press "Select".<br>

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Linux Mint comes with some built-in fonts, but more can be downloaded online from sources like [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/), [DaFont](https://www.dafont.com/), and [Font Squirrel](https://www.fontsquirrel.com/). Instructions on how to install custom fonts can be found here:

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