Excel VBA Font: Step-by-Step Guide and 15 Examples to Change or Set a Cell Range’s Font Characteristics with Macros

In this VBA Tutorial, you learn how to change or set the font characteristics of a cell range.

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• Practical VBA applications and macro examples:
  • Learn how to refer to worksheets here.
  • Learn how to refer to cell ranges here.
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#1: Change or set font with theme fonts

VBA code to change or set font with theme fonts

To change or set the font by referring to the applicable theme fonts, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.ThemeFont = xlThemeFontConstant

Process to change or set font with theme fonts

To change or set the font by referring to the applicable theme fonts, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you modify (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.ThemeFont property to an xlThemeFont constant (Font.ThemeFont = xlThemeFontConstant), which specifies the theme font to be used.

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font you modify.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: ThemeFont

The Font.ThemeFont property sets the font by referring to the applicable theme fonts.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (xlThemeFontConstant) to the Font.ThemeFont property.

Item: xlThemeFontConstant

The constants in the xlThemeFont enumeration specify the theme font. Therefore, set the Font.ThemeFont property to one of the following xlThemeFont constants:

xlThemeFont constant	Value	Description
xlThemeFontMajor	2	Major theme font
xlThemeFontMinor	1	Minor theme font
xlThemeFontNone	0	Don't use a theme font

Macro example to change or set font with theme fonts

The following macro example sets the font in cell A5 (Range(“A5”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to the major theme font (font.ThemeFont = xlThemeFontMajor).

Sub fontThemeFont()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets the font by referring to applicable theme fonts
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'specify the theme font from the applied font scheme
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A5").font.ThemeFont = xlThemeFontMajor

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font with theme fonts

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font of cell A5 to the major theme font.

#2: Change or set font name

VBA code to change or set font name

To change or set the font name, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Name = "FontName"

Process to change or set font name

To change or set the font name, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you name you change (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Name property to a string specifying the font you use (Font.Name = “FontName”).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font name you change.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Name

The Font.Name property sets the font's name.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (“FontName”) to the Font.Name property.

Item: “FontName”

Set the Font.Name property to a string specifying the font you use (FontName).

If you explicitly declare a variable to represent “FontName”, work with the String data type.

Macro example to change or set font name

The following macro example sets the font in cell A6 (Range(“A6”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to Verdana (font.Name = “Verdana”).

Sub fontName()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets the font
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'specify the font name
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A6").font.Name = "Calibri"

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font name

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font of cell A6 to Verdana.

#3: Change or set font size

VBA code to change or set font size

To change or set the font size, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Size = FontSize#

Process to change or set font size

To change or set the font size, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font size you change (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Size property to a number specifying the size (in points) of the font you use (Font.Size = FontSize#).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font size you change.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Size

The Font.Size property sets the font's size.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (FontSize#) to the Font.Size property.

Item: FontSize#

Set the Font.Size property to a number specifying the size (in points) of the font you use (FontSize#).

Macro example to change or set font size

The following macro example sets the font size of cell A7 (Range(“A7”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to 13 (font.Size = 13).

Sub fontSize()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets the font size
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'specify the font size
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A7").font.Size = 13

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font size

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font size of cell A7 to 13.

#4: Change or set font style

VBA code to change or set font style

To change or set the font style, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.FontStyle = "FontStyle"

Process to change or set font style

To change or set the font style, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you style you change (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Style property to a string specifying the font style you use (Font.FontStyle = “FontStyle”).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font style you change.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: FontStyle

The Font.FontStyle property sets the font style.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (“FontStyle”) to the Font.FontStyle property.

Item: “FontStyle”

Set the Font.FontStyle property to one of the following strings (FontStyle):

• Regular;
• Italic;
• Bold; or
• Bold Italic.

Macro example to change or set font style

The following macro example sets the font style of cell A8 (Range(“A8”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to bold and italic (font.fontStyle = “Bold Italic”).

Sub fontStyle()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets the font style
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'specify the font style
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A8").font.fontStyle = "Bold Italic"

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font style

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font style of cell A8 to bold and italic.

#5: Set font bold

VBA code to set font bold

To set the font to bold, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Bold = True

Process to set font bold

To set the font to bold, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you set to bold (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Bold property to True (Font.Bold = True).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font you set to bold.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Bold

The Font.Bold property sets the font to bold (or not bold).

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (True) to the Font.Bold property.

Item: True

To make the font bold, set the Font.Bold property to True.

To remove the font's bold formatting, set the Font.Bold property to False.

Macro example to set font bold

The following macro example makes the font of cell A9 (Range(“A9”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) bold (font.Bold = True).

Sub fontBold()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets font to bold
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'make font bold
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A9").font.Bold = True

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to set font bold

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel makes the font of cell A9 bold.

#6: Set font italic

VBA code to set font italic

To set the font to italic, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Italic = True

Process to set font italic

To set the font to italic, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you set to italic (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Italic property to True (Font.Italic = True).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font you set to italic.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Italic

The Font.Italic property sets the font to italic (or not italic).

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (True) to the Font.Italic property.

Item: True

To make the font italic, set the Font.Italic property to True.

To remove the font's italic formatting, set the Font.Bold property to False.

Macro example to set font italic

The following macro example makes the font of cell A10 (Range(“A10”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) italic (font.Italic = True).

Sub fontItalic()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets font style to italic
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'make font italic
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A10").font.Italic = True

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to set font italic

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel makes the font of cell A10 italic.

#7: Set font underline

VBA code to set font underline

To underline the font, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleConstant

Process to set font underline

To underline the font, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you underline (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Underline property to an xlUnderlineStyle constant (Font.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleConstant), which specifies the type of font underline.

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font you underline.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Underline

The Font.Underline property sets the type of font underline.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (xlUnderlineStyleConstant) to the Font.Underline property.

Item: xlUnderlineStyleConstant

The constants in the xlUnderlineStyle enumeration specify the type of font underline. Therefore, set the Font.Underline property to one of the following xlUnderlineStyle constants:

xlUnderlineStyle constant	Value
xlUnderlineStyleDouble	-4119
xlUnderlineStyleDoubleAccounting	5
xlUnderlineStyleNone	-4142
xlUnderlineStyleSingle	2
xlUnderlineStyleSingleAccounting	4

Macro example to set font underline

The following macro example underlines with a double line (font.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleDouble) the font of cell A11 (Range(“A11”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook).

Sub fontUnderline()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'underlines the font
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'underline the font
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A11").font.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleDouble

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to set font underline

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel underlines the font of cell A11 with a double line.

#8: Set font strikethrough

VBA code to set font strikethrough

To strike the font through, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Strikethrough = True

Process to set font strikethrough

To strike the font through, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you strike through (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Strikethrough property to True (Font.Strikethrough = True).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font you strike through.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Strikethrough

The Font.Strikethrough property strikes through (or not) the font with a horizontal line.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (True) to the Font.Strikethrough property.

Item: True

To strike through the font with a horizontal line, set the Font.Strikethrough property to True.

To remove a font's strike through horizontal line, set the Font.Strikethrough property to False.

Macro example to set font strikethrough

The following macro example strikes through (font.Strikethrough = True) the font of cell A12 (Range(“A12”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook).

Sub fontStrikethrough()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'strikes font through
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'strike through font
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A12").font.Strikethrough = True

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to set font strikethrough

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel strikes the font of cell A12 through.

#9: Change or set font color with RGB color model

VBA code to change or set font color with RGB color model

To change or set the font color with the RGB color model, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Color = RGB(Red, Green, Blue)

Process to change or set font color with RGB color model

To change or set the font color with the RGB color model, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font color you change with the RGB color model (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Specify the red, green and blue components of the color with the RGB function (RGB(Red, Green, Blue)).
4. Set the Font.Color property to the value returned by the RGB Function (Font.Color = RGB(Red, Green, Blue)).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font color you change with the RGB color model.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Color

The Font.Color property sets the font color using a numeric value.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (returned by the RGB function) to the Font.Color property.

Item: RGB(Red, Green, Blue)

Theoretically, you can set the Font.Color property to a value specifying the font color you use.

In practice, you can use the RGB function to obtain the value specifying the font color. For these purposes, specify the Red, Green and Blue components of the color.

When working with the RGB function, consider the following:

• Specify each component (Red, Green and Blue) as numbers between 0 and 255 (inclusive).
• If you use a value exceeding 255, VBA assumes that the value is 255.

Macro example to change or set font color with RGB color model

The following macro example sets the font color of cell A13 (Range(“A13”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to red with the RGB color model (font.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)).

Sub fontColorRgb()
'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
'sets font color using RGB color model
'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

'specify font color with RGB function
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A13").font.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font color with RGB color model

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font color of cell A13 to red with the RGB color model.

#10: Change or set font color with color index (ColorIndex)

VBA code to change or set font color with color index (ColorIndex)

To change or set the font color with the ColorIndex property, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.ColorIndex = ColorIndex#

Process to change or set font color with color index (ColorIndex)

To change or set the font color with the ColorIndex property, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font color you change with the ColorIndex property (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.ColorIndex property to a value between 0 and 56 or an xlColorIndex constant (Font.ColorIndex = ColorIndex#).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font color you change with the ColorIndex property.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: ColorIndex

The Font.ColorIndex property sets the font color using the current color palette or a constant from the xlColorIndex enumeration.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (ColorIndex#) to the Font.ColorIndex property.

Item: ColorIndex#

Set the Font.ColorIndex to one of the following:

• A value between 0 and 56, representing a color from the current color palette.
• One of the following xlColorIndex constants:
  • xlColorIndexAutomatic (-4105), which represents automatic color.
  • xlColorIndexNone (-4142), which represents no color.

Macro example to change or set font color with color index (ColorIndex)

The following macro example sets the font color of cell A14 (Range(“A14”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to blue with the ColorIndex property (font.ColorIndex = 5).

Sub fontColorIndex()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets the font color by referring to the current color palette or a constant
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'specify font color as index value of the current color palette or an XlColorIndex constant
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A14").font.ColorIndex = 5

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font color with color index (ColorIndex)

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font color of cell A14 to blue with the ColorIndex property.

#11: Set font color to Automatic

VBA code to set font color to Automatic

To set the font color to Automatic (within the color palette), use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexAutomatic

Process to set font color to Automatic

To set the font color to Automatic (within the color palette), follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font color you set to Automatic (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.ColorIndex property to xlColorIndexAutomatic (Font.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexAutomatic).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font color you set to Automatic (within the color palette).

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: ColorIndex

The Font.ColorIndex property sets the font color using the current color palette or a constant from the xlColorIndex enumeration.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (xlColorIndexAutomatic) to the Font.ColorIndex property.

Item: xlColorIndexAutomatic

To set the font color to Automatic, set the Font.ColorIndex to:

• xlColorIndexAutomatic (-4105); or
• 0.

Macro example to set font color to Automatic

The following macro example sets the font color of cell A15 (Range(“A15”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to Automatic (font.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexAutomatic).

Sub fontColorAutomatic()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets the font color to automatic
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'specify the font color as Automatic
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A15").font.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexAutomatic

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to set font color to Automatic

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font color of cell A15 to Automatic (from blue).

#12: Change or set font color with theme color scheme (ThemeColor, xlThemeColorAccent)

VBA code to change or set font color with theme color scheme (ThemeColor, xlThemeColorAccent)

To change or set the font color with the theme color scheme, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.ThemeColor = xlThemeColorConstant

Process to change or set font color with theme color scheme (ThemeColor, xlThemeColorAccent)

To change or set the font color with the theme color scheme, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font color you change with the theme color scheme (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.ThemeColor property to an xlThemeColor constant (Font.ThemeColor = xlThemeColorConstant).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font color you change with the theme color scheme.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: ThemeColor

The Font.ThemeColor property sets the font color using the theme color scheme.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (xlThemeColorConstant) to the Font.ThemeColor property.

Item: xlThemeColorConstant

The constants in the xlThemeColor enumeration specify the theme color. Therefore, set the Font.ThemeColor property to one of the following xlThemeColor constants:

xlThemeColor constant	Value	Description
xlThemeColorAccent1	5	Accent 1.
xlThemeColorAccent2	6	Accent 2.
xlThemeColorAccent3	7	Accent 3.
xlThemeColorAccent4	8	Accent 4.
xlThemeColorAccent5	9	Accent 5.
xlThemeColorAccent6	10	Accent 6.
xlThemeColorDark1	1	Dark 1.
xlThemeColorDark2	3	Dark 2.
xlThemeColorFollowedHyperlink	12	Followed hyperlink.
xlThemeColorHyperlink	11	Hyperlink.
xlThemeColorLight1	2	Light 1.
xlThemeColorLight2	4	Light 2.

Macro example to change or set font color with theme color scheme (ThemeColor, xlThemeColorAccent)

The following macro example sets the font color of cell A16 (Range(“A16”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) to the accent 1 of the theme color (font.ThemeColor = xlThemeColorAccent1).

Sub fontThemeColor()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'sets font color by referring to applicable theme colors
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'specify the font color from the theme color scheme
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A16").font.ThemeColor = xlThemeColorAccent1

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font color with theme color scheme (ThemeColor, xlThemeColorAccent)

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel sets the font color of cell A16 to the accent 1 of the theme color.

#13: Change or set font tint and shade

VBA code to change or set font tint and shade

To change or set the font tint and shade, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.TintAndShade = TintAndShade#

Process to change or set font tint and shade

To change or set the font tint and shade, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font tint and shade you change (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.TintAndShade property to a value (Font.TintAndShade = TintAndShade#) between -1 (darkest shade) and 1 (lightest shade).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font tint and shade you change.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: TintAndShade

The Font.TintAndShade property lightens or darkens the font color.

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (TintAndShade#) to the Font.TintAndShade property.

Item: TintAndShade#

Set the Font.TintAndShade property to a value between -1 (darkest shade) and 1 (lightest shade). If you attempt to set the Font.TintAndShade property to a value outside this range, a run-time error (5: Invalid procedure call or argument) occurs.

Macro example to change or set font tint and shade

The following macro example lightens the font (font.TintAndShade = 0.5) of cell A17 (Range(“A17”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook).

Sub fontTintAndShade()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'lightens or darkens the font color
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'lighten or darken the font color
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A17").font.TintAndShade = 0.5

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to change or set font tint and shade

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel lightens the font color of cell A17.

#14: Set font subscript

VBA code to set font subscript

To format the font as subscript, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Subscript = True

Process to set font subscript

To format the font as subscript, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you format as subscript (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Subscript property to True (Font.Subscript = True).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font you format as subscript.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Subscript

The Font.Subscript property formats the font as subscript (or not).

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (True) to the Font.Subscript property.

Item: True

To format the font as subscript, set the Font.Subscript property to True.

To remove the font's subscript formatting, set the Font.Subscript property to False.

Macro example to set font subscript

The following macro example formats the font of cell A18 (Range(“A18”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) as subscript (font.Subscript = True).

Sub fontSubscript()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'formats the font as a subscript
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'format the font as subscript
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A18").font.Subscript = True

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to set font subscript

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel formats the font of cell A18 as subscript.

#15: Set font superscript

VBA code to set font superscript

To format the font as superscript, use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Font.Superscript = True

Process to set font superscript

To format the font as superscript, follow these steps:

1. Identify the cell range whose font you format as superscript (Range).
2. Refer to the Font object representing Range's font (Font).
3. Set the Font.Superscript property to True (Font.Superscript = True).

VBA statement explanation

Item: Range

Range object representing the cell range whose font you format as superscript.

You can usually work with, among others, the following properties to refer to this Range object:

• Worksheet.Range.
• Worksheet.Cells.

Item: Font

The Range.Font property returns a Font object representing Range's font.

Item: Superscript

The Font.Superscript property formats the font as superscript (or not).

Item: =

The assignment operator assigns a new value (True) to the Font.SuperScript property.

Item: True

To format the font as superscript, set the Font.Superscript to True.

To remove the font's superscript formatting, set the Font.Superscript to False.

Macro example to set font superscript

The following macro example formats the font of cell A19 (Range(“A19”)) of the “VBA Font” worksheet (Worksheets(“VBA Font”)) in the workbook where the macro is stored (ThisWorkbook) as superscript (font.Superscript = True).

Sub fontSuperscript()
    'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/
    'formats the font as a superscript
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-font/

    'format the font as superscript
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("VBA Font").Range("A19").font.Superscript = True

End Sub

Effects of executing macro example to set font superscript

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing the macro example. As expected, Excel formats the font of cell A19 as superscript.

Learn more about specifying font characteristics with VBA

Workbook examples used in this VBA Font Tutorial

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References to constructs used in this VBA Font Tutorial

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• Refer to the workbook containing the cell range you work with:
  • Workbook object.
  • Application.ThisWorkbook property.
• Refer to the worksheet containing the cell range you work with:
  • Worksheet object.
  • Workbook.Worksheets property.
• Refer to the cell range you work with:
  • Range object.
  • Worksheet.Range property.
• Refer to a cell range's font:
  • Font object.
  • Range.Font property.
• Set or change a font's properties:
  • Font.Bold property.
  • Font.Color property.
  • Font.ColorIndex property and xlColorIndex enumeration.
  • Font.FontStyle property.
  • Font.Italic property.
  • Font.Name property.
  • Font.Size property.
  • Font.Strikethrough property.
  • Font.Subscript property.
  • Font.Superscript property.
  • Font.ThemeColor property and xlThemeColor enumeration.
  • Font.ThemeFont property and xlThemeFont enumeration.
  • Font.TintAndShade property.
  • Font.Underline property and xlUnderlineStyle enumeration.
• Assign a new value to a property:
  • = operator.
• Obtain a color with the RGB color model:
  • RGB function.
• Work with variables and data types:
  • Boolean data type.
  • String data type.