# Display scaling for 4K monitors (HiDPI)

**URL:** https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/display-scaling-for-4k-monitors-hidpi/880
**Category:** Hardware and Drivers
**Created:** [March 31, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/display-scaling-for-4k-monitors-hidpi/880 "2022-03-31T07:38:36Z")
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### Author: ![Peter](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Peter](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Peter)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/display-scaling-for-4k-monitors-hidpi/880/1 "2022-03-31T07:38:36Z")

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Does anyone know if display scaling is possible in Mabox - I am using a 4K display and would like to scale to 2X to make it usable for my use case?

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### Author: ![napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/napcok/32/410_2.png) [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/display-scaling-for-4k-monitors-hidpi/880/2 "2022-03-31T11:19:13Z")

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Not so easy in Openbox, but probably possible with some configuration.  
Take a look:

> **[Zmiana DPI w Openbox/Xorg dla monitora HiDPI](https://morfikov-github-io.translate.goog/post/zmiana-dpi-w-openbox-xorg-dla-monitora-hidpi/?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=nui)**
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> Jeśli mieliśmy do czynienia z monitorami wysokiej rozdzielczości, to za pewne natrafiliśmy na problem zbyt małych czcionek, które czyniły interfejs aplikacji w naszym linux'ie mało czytelnym. W przypadku środowisk graficznych takich jak GNOME czy...