Email font size

[davemchine]

When I create a new email message, or respond to an email message, the font defaults to size 12. I would prefer 14 but I don’t see a way to set this? Am I missing it?

[btfc]

Apple Mail on a Mac? OS?

[TheTominator]

In Apple Mail on Mac OS X 11.3...

Mail ... Preferences... Fonts & Colors
Message font:

This appears to set the default for Rich Text messages.

I have mine set to "Plain Text" (Preferences... Composing) so my outgoing messages do not have a font specified. The font display choice is then up to the receiver's preference.

[tuqqer]

I've played around with many fonts over the years, and weird how I've grown to love and always return to the readability of the plebeian Helvetica.

[TheCaber]

Helvetica is a proportional-spacing (kerned) font.
For a fixed-width font, I would suggest Consolas (or any fixed-width font that distinguishes {O, o, and 0}, and {|, l, i, !, ¡, and 1}, and {5, s, and S}, and {2, z, and Z}) (these 4 sets are the worst for me, YMMV)

The phorum's formatted code box uses a decent monofont:

{O, o, and 0}

{|, l, i, !, ¡, and 1}

{5, s, and S}

{2, z, and Z}

That may be a forum setting, or may be discernible via WhatTheFont or WhatFontIsThat

My US$0.02,
(may be worth less elsewhere)

[davemchine]

That worked. Thank you!