<big>: The Bigger Text element
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see thecompatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The<big>HTML deprecated element renders the enclosed text at a font size one level larger than the surrounding text (medium becomeslarge, for example). The size is capped at the browser's maximum permitted font size.
Warning:This element has been removed from the specification and shouldn't be used anymore. Use the CSSfont-size property to adjust the font size.
Attributes
This element has no other attributes than theglobal attributes, common to all elements.
Examples
Here we see examples showing the use of<big> followed by an example showing how to accomplish the same results using modern CSS syntax instead.
Using big
This example uses the obsolete<big> element to increase the size of some text.
HTML
<p> This is the first sentence. <big>This whole sentence is in bigger letters.</big></p>Result
Using CSSfont-size
This example uses the CSSfont-size property to increase the font size by one level.
CSS
.bigger { font-size: larger;}HTML
<p> This is the first sentence. <span>This whole sentence is in bigger letters.</span></p>Result
DOM interface
This element implements theHTMLElement interface.
Specifications
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| HTML # big |