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HTML <big> Tag

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This tag is not supported in HTML5, use CSS font-size property.

Description

The <big> HTML element increases the font size by one compared to plain text. In HTML, the font size is measured in arbitrary units from 1 to 7, the average text size used by default is 3. Thus, the addition of <big> increases the text by one arbitrary unit. Nested <big> elements are allowed, and the font size will be larger with each level.

Properties

Permitted Parents
Any element that accepts phrasing content
Content
Inline and text
Start/End Tags
Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

This text is going to get <big>bigger</big>

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

None

Event Attributes

None

Browser Support

The following information will show you the current browser support for the HTML <big> tag. Hover over a browser icon to see the version that first introduced support for this HTML tag.

Browser support for this tag is currently unknown.
Desktop
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Tablets & Mobile
Chrome Android
Firefox Android
Opera Android
Safari iOS
Samsung Internet
Android WebView
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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019

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