The font-size property

The font-size property sets the size of a font.

Inherited: Yes

Example

body
{
font-size: x-large
}

p
{
font-size: 10px
}

Possible Values

Value	Description	NN	IE
xx-small x-small small medium large x-large xx-large	Sets the size of the font to different sizes, from xx-small to xx-large	4.0	3.0
smaller	Sets the font-size to a smaller size than the parent element	4.0	4.0
larger	Sets the font-size to a larger size than the parent element	4.0	4.0
length	Sets the font-size to a fixed size	4.0	3.0
%	Sets the font-size to a % of the parent element	4.0	3.0

Browser Notes

Note in IE 4.0+:

Default value of this property is "small", not "medium" as it should be according to the W3C specification

Notes in Netscape 4.0+:

Default value of this property is "small", not "medium" as it should be according to the W3C specification
Do not use % values under 100%. It can change color of the text or make the text difficult to read

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