# ShrinkFont Method

> Decreases the font size of each font in the selection or at the input position, using the sizes of the Button Bar and font dialog; returns False at the minimum.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Method
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > ShrinkFont Method
- **153 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/shrinkfont-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/shrinkfont-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/shrinkfont-method/llms-full.txt

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Decreases the font size of each font contained in the current text selection. If no text is selected, this method decreases the font size at the text input position. The font sizes used with this method are the same as shown through the Button Bar or the built-in font dialog.

Introduced: 16.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.ShrinkFont
```

### Return Value

The return value is True, if at least one font size could be changed. It is False, if the minimum value has been reached.

### Data Types

| Name | Data type |
|---|---|
| Return value | Boolean |

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Character Formatting](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/character-formatting/llms-full.txt)

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