Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics on Apple Watch
![Brightness settings on Apple Watch, with the Brightness slider at the top, the Text Size button below, and the Bold Text control at the bottom.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5C8928BF0946225B7E296CC1/5C8928C20946225B7E296CCB/en_US/b082661a99e59e18b1ed674ad6d76eff.png)
Adjust brightness and text on Apple Watch
Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, then tap Brightness & Text Size to adjust the following:
Brightness: Tap the Brightness controls to adjust, or tap the slider, then turn the Digital Crown.
Text size: Tap Text Size, then tap the letters or turn the Digital Crown.
Bold text: Turn on Bold Text.
You can also make these adjustments on your iPhone. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Brightness & Text Size, then adjust brightness and text.
![Sounds & Haptics settings on Apple Watch, with the Alert Volume slider at the top, and the silent mode button below it.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5C8928BF0946225B7E296CC1/5C8928C20946225B7E296CCB/en_US/3d5fb64c358cba7644661e0028055613.png)
Adjust sound
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Sounds & Haptics.
Tap the volume controls under Alert Volume or tap the slider, then turn the Digital Crown to adjust.
Or, on your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app, tap Sounds & Haptics, then drag the Alert Volume slider.
![Sounds & Haptics settings on Apple Watch, with the Haptic Alerts switch, and Default and Prominent options below it.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5C8928BF0946225B7E296CC1/5C8928C20946225B7E296CCB/en_US/2a07dfe9dcae917bd092b6e5a14c9e1c.png)
Adjust haptic intensity
You can adjust the strength of the haptics—or wrist taps—Apple Watch uses for notifications and alerts.
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Sounds & Haptics.
Choose Default or Prominent.
Or, on your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app, tap My Watch, tap Sounds & Haptics, then choose Default or Prominent.
![The Crown Haptics screen, showing the Crown Haptics switch turned on.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5C8928BF0946225B7E296CC1/5C8928C20946225B7E296CCB/en_US/3b8d1be0fb5d798eb409ecd9e5fa9406.png)
Turn Digital Crown clicks off or on (Apple Watch Series 4 only)
On Apple Watch Series 4, you feel clicks when you turn the Digital Crown to scroll. To turn these haptics off or on, follow these steps:
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Sound & Haptics, then turn Crown Haptics off or on.
Or, on your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app, tap My Watch, tap Sounds & Haptics, then turn Crown Haptics off or on.