Setting the Font Size
Description
The font-size property sets the size of the font.
The allowed values for this property are described in the following list.
- xx-small
x-small
small
medium
large
x-large
xx-large
Sets the font size. The browser is responsible for deciding the exact size that each value represents. - smaller
larger
Sets the font size relative to the font size of the parent element. - length
Sets the font size precisely using a CSS length value. - %
Sets the font size as a percentage of the parent element's font size.
Example
The following code shows the font-size property.
<!-- w ww . j a va2 s . co m-->
<html>
<head>
<style type='text/css'>
.page {
width: 880px;
}
.column {
padding: 10px;
width: 200px;
float: left;
}
hr {
clear: both;
}
p.absoluteone {
font-size: xx-small;
}
p.absolutetwo {
font-size: x-small;
}
p.absolutethree {
font-size: small;
}
p.absolutefour {
font-size: medium;
}
p.absolutefive {
font-size: large;
}
p.absolutesix {
font-size: x-large;
}
p.absoluteseven {
font-size: xx-large;
}
p.pixelsone {
font-size: 9px;
}
p.pixelstwo {
font-size: 12px;
}
p.pixelsthree {
font-size: 14px;
}
p.pixelsfour {
font-size: 18px;
}
p.pixelsfive {
font-size: 24px;
}
p.pixelssix {
font-size: 36px;
}
p.pixelsseven {
font-size: 48px;
}
p.picaone {
font-size: 1pc;
}
p.picatwo {
font-size: 2pc;
}
p.picathree {
font-size: 3pc;
}
p.picafour {
font-size: 4pc;
}
p.pointone {
font-size: 9pt;
}
p.pointtwo {
font-size: 12pt;
}
p.pointthree {
font-size: 14pt;
}
p.pointfour {
font-size: 18pt;
}
p.pointfive {
font-size: 24pt;
}
p.pointsix {
font-size: 36pt;
}
p.pointseven {
font-size: 48pt;
}
p.relativeone {
font-size: smaller;
}
p.relativetwo {
}
p.relative {
font-size: larger;
}
p.emone {
font-size: 1em;
}
p.emtwo {
font-size: 2em;
}
p.emthree {
font-size: 3em;
}
p.emfour {
font-size: 4em;
}
p.exone {
font-size: 1ex;
}
p.extwo {
font-size: 2ex;
}
p.exthree {
font-size: 3ex;
}
p.exfour {
font-size: 4ex;
}
p.exfive {
font-size: 5ex;
}
p.exsix {
font-size: 6ex;
}
p.exseven {
font-size: 7ex;
}
p.percentone {
font-size: 50%;
}
p.percenttwo {
font-size: 75%;
}
p.percentthree {
font-size: 100%;
}
p.percentfour {
font-size: 150%;
}
p.percentfive {
font-size: 200%;
}
p.percentsix {
font-size: 400%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="page">
<h1>Font Sizes</h1>
<div class="column">
<h2>Absolute</h2>
<p class="absoluteone">xx-small</p>
<p class="absolutetwo">x-small</p>
<p class="absolutethree">small</p>
<p class="absolutefour">medium</p>
<p class="absolutefive">large</p>
<p class="absolutesix">large</p>
<p class="absoluteseven">large</p>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h2>Pixels</h2>
<p class="pixelsone">9 px</p>
<p class="pixelstwo">12 px</p>
<p class="pixelsthree">14 px</p>
<p class="pixelsfour">18 px</p>
<p class="pixelsfive">24 px</p>
<p class="pixelssix">36 px</p>
<p class="pixelsseven">48 px</p>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h2>Points</h2>
<p class="pointone">9 pt</p>
<p class="pointtwo">12 pt</p>
<p class="pointthree">14 pt</p>
<p class="pointfour">18 pt</p>
<p class="pointfive">24 pt</p>
<p class="pointsix">36 pt</p>
<p class="pointseven">48 pt</p>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h2>Picas</h2>
<p class="picaone">1 pc</p>
<p class="picatwo">2 pc</p>
<p class="picathree">3 pc</p>
<p class="picafour">4 pc</p>
</div>
<hr />
<div class="column">
<h2>Relative Sizes</h2>
<p class="relativeone">smaller</p>
<p class="relativetwo">no style</p>
<p class="relativethree">larger</p>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h2>Ems</h2>
<p class="emone">1em</p>
<p class="emtwo">2em</p>
<p class="emthree">3em</p>
<p class="emfour">4em</p>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h2>Exs</h2>
<p class="exone">1ex</p>
<p class="extwo">2ex</p>
<p class="exthree">3ex</p>
<p class="exfour">4ex</p>
<p class="exfive">5ex</p>
<p class="exsix">6ex</p>
<p class="exseven">7ex</p>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h2>Percents</h2>
<p class="percentone">50%</p>
<p class="percenttwo">75%</p>
<p class="percentthree">100%</p>
<p class="percentfour">150%</p>
<p class="percentfive">200%</p>
<p class="percentsix">400%</p>
</div>
</diV>
</body>
</html>