HTML
Text Size
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Change HTML Text Size
Controlling HTML text size is
one of the first steps you will learn when taking a
web
design course for beginners.
Text size controls how large or small your text
will be when displayed on your web pages.
You can learn how to alter
the text size on certain words, links or entire
sentences. It's a great way to create emphasis for
certain content within your presentation when you
want to draw attention to a word or area of the
page. Let's look at a few ways to control HTML text
size.
Using Points for
Sizing
One of the easiest ways to
control the size of web page text is to use points
(pt). These measure exactly how large or small the
text should be, and will tell it to be that
particular size on most popular browsers. Keep in
mind that point size will vary according to the
font family you choose.
For example, a 10pt text
using Arial will be larger than the same size text
in Times New Roman. This means you'll need to try
out size variations depending on which font family
you choose.
The sizes 10pt and 12pt are
the norm with the most common font families. Larger
sizes can be 18pt, 20pt or larger. Smaller sizes
include 8pt and 6pt. When using a very large or
very small text, be sure to check your web page
using several browsers if possible, to ensure it
looks the same to all users.
Heading
Emphasis
Headings for a web page have
their own special tags. These are H1 (heading1),
H2, H3 and so on, with H1 being the largest and
boldest. H1 is generally used for the main heading
or headline of the web page. This gives that one
phrase clout in the search engines so they'll know
it's the main theme of the page. Your page's main
keywords or phrase should be included in your H1
heading!
Enter this code and your text
will look like this:
HTML Text Size using a
Heading One Tag
You can use H2, H3, etc. to
emphasize other headings, such as paragraph
sub-heads within your sales copy. These heading
tags are not as large and bold as the main H1
heading, but still give importance to
sub-headings.
Controlling HTML Text Size
with CSS
CSS (cascading style sheets)
enables you to control style features such as text
size for the entire website from a single file. You
can set up certain commands to indicate what size
the text should be. For example, use the prompt
commands "small" or "big" to indicate the size of
certain content. In your CSS file, you'll specify
that small means 8pt or 10pt (for example only) and
big means 12pt or 14pt. This makes it easy to
update all your pages at once when certain design
features need to be changed throughout the entire
website.
Knowing How to Write HTML
Code is Essential if You Want to Become a Web
Designer
How to control or change HTML
text size is just one minor aspect of HTML web
design. If you're totally new to designing using
code, Use the course I started with. Consider
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design course for beginners to help you learn HTML
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Learning HTML provides you a basic foundation for
learning website design so you can move forward
with other methods soon!
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