How to make iPhone Lock Screen clock bigger in iOS 27

Learn how to increase the Lock Screen clock size on your iPhone or iPad in iOS 27 to make it easier to read or to add an exciting new visual impact.

iOS 26 and later allow you to make the Lock Screen clock much bigger for some pretty interesting looks.

If you use an appropriate wallpaper (see the top image above) and meet other conditions, the big clock even supports the Lock Screen depth effect.

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1) Change the Lock Screen clock size on iPhone or iPad

2) If you can’t change the Lock Screen clock size

3) What happens to Lock Screen widgets when you make the clock bigger

4) Make the Lock Screen clock smaller

Change the Lock Screen clock size on iPhone or iPad

1) Wake up your device and unlock it via Face ID or by resting your finger on Touch ID, but don’t swipe to go to the Home Screen. Then touch and hold anywhere on the Lock Screen until it shrinks, and tap Customize.

2) Touch the pull tab in the lower right corner of the digital clock and drag it down to make it bigger. You can drag it down as far as it goes to make the clock take up nearly half the screen, or set the size somewhere in between.

3) Finally, tap Done to save the new changes and exit the customization screen.

Increasing Lock Screen clock size on iPhone

If you can’t change the Lock Screen clock size

If you follow the above steps on your iPhone or iPad but don’t see the pull tab to change the clock size, that’s because you’re using a different clock script or font style. Here’s how to fix this and change the Lock Screen clock size:

1) Return to your Lock Screen customization screen and tap the digital clock at the top to bring up its controls.

2) Now, tap the globe icon on the left side and make sure you’re using the Arabic Western or Arabic Eastern script.

Arabic Western script for iPhone Lock Screen clock

3) Next, select the default font style, that is, the very first option on the left. As of iOS 27, changing the Lock Screen clock size is unsupported for other font styles.

4) Once you have taken care of the above two things, you’ll see the pull tab to make the clock bigger. Use it to adjust the clock size accordingly.

Choosing right iPhone clock style to make it bigger

What happens to Lock Screen widgets when you make the clock bigger

The Lock Screen widgets under the clock automatically shift to the bottom of the screen (above the flashlight and camera controls) after you increase the clock size.

Widgets on lower half of iPhone Lock Screen

Tip: When you’re trying to drag down the pull tab to increase the clock size, but can’t touch it because of the overlapping widget box, place your finger on the widget area and manually drag it down. You should have no trouble now touching and pulling down the clock tab to make it larger.

Make the Lock Screen clock smaller

iOS 27 lets you make the Lock Screen clock super small and place it in the day and date section, as shown in the screenshot below.

Tiny Lock Screen clock on iPhone Lock Screen in iOS 27

Additionally, the Lock Screen clock on both iOS 27 and iOS 26 becomes miniature when you’re playing media on your iPhone, and tap the album art to take up the entire screen.

Also, check out: How to use 3D moving wallpapers on your iPhone Lock Screen