HTML Font Size

This page provides you with the HTML font-size code that you can use to copy/paste into your own website.

You change the size of the text by using the font-size property:

The above code results in this:

More About Font Size

You aren't restricted to just using point size (pt) when setting the font size. You can use a number of different values.

For example, you could use pixels or a percentage value.

Here's an example of using a pixel value:

The above code results in this:

Here's an example of using a percentage value:

The above code results in this:

Possible Values

When setting font size, you can use the following values:

Absolute Size:

• xx-small
• x-small
• small
• medium
• large
• x-large
• xx-large

Relative Size:

• larger
• smaller

Length:

• An absolute font size (independent of the user agent's font table). Negative lengths are illegal.

Percentage:

• An absolute font size relative to the parent element's font size.