[Tex/LaTex] How to change title font size in moderncv

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How can I change the title font size (First name, Family Name) in a resume written using moderncv package?

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It is controlled by \namefont, so you just need to redefine that. As an example, the standard definition for the casual style is:

\renewcommand*{\namefont}{\fontsize{38}{40}\mdseries\upshape}

Similarly, the following macros control the fonts of other elements (the macro names should speak for themselves): \titlefont, \addressfont, \quotefont, \sectionfont, \subsectionfont, \hintfont and \pagenumberfont.

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[Tex/LaTex] moderncv with less than 10pt font size

Constructing an answer from the comments:

Using the extsizes package:
```
\usepackage[9pt]{extsizes}
```

Using the scrextend package:

\usepackage{scrextend}
\changefontsizes[11pt]{9pt}

Using the anyfontsize package:

\usepackage{anyfontsize}
\fontsize{9}{11}
\selectfont

Also, use a scalable modern font which scales well to lower font sizes (eg: lmodern, kpfonts). However, in general, it is not recommended to not use such small font sizes in the interest of readability.

[Tex/LaTex] Moderncv change date font

Sure it's possible. moderncv uses \cventry to typeset the information, so you can redefine this command (original definition in moderncvbodyi.sty) and add the required font modification for the date (the second argument). For example, to typeset the dates using the Zapf Chancery fonts in \footnotesize you would need

\renewcommand*{\cventry}[7][.25em]{%
  \cvitem[#1]{{\fontfamily{pzc}\footnotesize\selectfont#2}}{%
    {\bfseries#3}%
    \ifthenelse{\equal{#4}{}}{}{, {\slshape#4}}%
    \ifthenelse{\equal{#5}{}}{}{, #5}%
    \ifthenelse{\equal{#6}{}}{}{, #6}%
    .\strut%
    \ifx&#7&%
    \else{\newline{}\begin{minipage}[t]{\linewidth}\small#7\end{minipage}}\fi}}

A complete example:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{casual}
\moderncvcolor{blue}
\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}

\renewcommand*{\cventry}[7][.25em]{%
  \cvitem[#1]{{\fontfamily{pzc}\footnotesize\selectfont#2}}{%
    {\bfseries#3}%
    \ifthenelse{\equal{#4}{}}{}{, {\slshape#4}}%
    \ifthenelse{\equal{#5}{}}{}{, #5}%
    \ifthenelse{\equal{#6}{}}{}{, #6}%
    .\strut%
    \ifx&#7&%
    \else{\newline{}\begin{minipage}[t]{\linewidth}\small#7\end{minipage}}\fi}}


\name{John}{Doe}

\begin{document}

\section{Education}
\cventry{1920--1950}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}  \cventry{1920--1950}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description} 

\end{document}

The result:

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