CentOS increase console font size

Default console font too small

The default console font used by CentOS may be uncomfortably small when viewed on a modern HD screen.

To increase the font size of sytemd based Linux distributions use the setfont utility.

> setfont sun12x22

To reset to the default font

> setfont latarcyrheb-sun16

Font file package and location

Console fonts are found in the kbd-misc package and located in the /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts directory

Additional fixed width console fonts are available in the terminus-fonts package

> yum install terminus-fonts terminus-fonts-console

Small format HD screens

Large fonts suitable for 1080P laptop screens

setfont ter-u28n

setfont ter-u32n

Persistent setting

To make the setting persistent across sessions and reboots

sudo nano /etc/vconsole.conf

FONT="ter-u24n"

Will set the console font to a comfortable mono spaced font at boot time