Setting the Font Size
There are two basic ways to set the font size for the text in your Web page. You can mandate that a specific size be used or you can have the size depend on the element’s parent.
Figure 10.14. Here I use pixel values to have control over the initial size of the text (which I’ve decreased in size throughout, compared with most browsers’ defaults).
To mandate a specific font size:
1. | Type font-size:.
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2. | Type an exact size: say, 16px or 1em.
Or use a keyword to specify the size: xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, x-large, or xx-large.
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Figure 10.15. The sizes I’ve specified are displayed in the browser. Internet ...
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