CSS font-size Property
Example
Set the font size for different HTML elements:
h1 {
font-size: 250%;
}
h2 {
font-size: 200%;
}
p {
font-size: 100%;
}
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Definition and Usage
The font-size property sets the size of a font.
| Default value: | medium |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.fontSize="14px" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| font-size | 1.0 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
CSS Syntax
font-size:medium|xx-small|x-small|small|large|x-large|xx-large|smaller|larger|length|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| medium | Sets the font-size to a medium size. This is default | Play it » |
| xx-small | Sets the font-size to an xx-small size | Play it » |
| x-small | Sets the font-size to an extra small size | Play it » |
| small | Sets the font-size to a small size | Play it » |
| large | Sets the font-size to a large size | Play it » |
| x-large | Sets the font-size to an extra large size | Play it » |
| xx-large | Sets the font-size to an xx-large size | Play it » |
| smaller | Sets the font-size to a smaller size than the parent element | Play it » |
| larger | Sets the font-size to a larger size than the parent element | Play it » |
| length | Sets the font-size to a fixed size in px, cm, etc. | Play it » |
| % | Sets the font-size to a percent of the parent element's font size | Play it » |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
CSS reference: font property
HTML DOM reference: fontSize property
