The obsoleteHTML Big Element (<big>) 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.

Note:Usage note: As it was purely presentational, this element has been removed inHTML5 and shouldn't be used anymore. Instead web developers should use the CSSfont-size property to adjust the font size.

Atributos

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.

Usando<big>

Este elemento usa o comando<big> para aumentar o tamanho do texto. O elemento é obsoleto, porém aceitável em todos os navegadores.

HTML

<p>  Este é o primeiro texto.  <big>Este texto usa big para ficar com a aparência maior.</big></p>

Resultado

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.

Note:Implementation note: Up to Gecko 1.9.2 inclusive, Firefox implements theHTMLSpanElement interface for this element.

Compatibilidade com navegadores

See also

• CSS:font-size,font
• HTML:<small>,<font>,<style>
• HTML 4.01 Specification:Font Styles