Using the combination of Percentage and Em in CSS
We can use a combination of percentage and em to specify the font-size of elements for better compatibility of font. This allows us to have uniform text across different browsers.
Syntax
The syntax of CSS font-size property is as follows −
Selector {
font-size: /*value*/
}Example
The following examples illustrate how CSS font-size property can be set with keywords −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
font-size: 80%;
}
p {
font-size: 2em;
}
span {
font-size: 4em;
font-style: italic;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
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</body>
</html>Output
This gives the following output −
Example
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
font-size: 120%;
}
p {
font-size: 2em;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
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This is example text.
<div>
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</div>
</body>
</html>Output
This gives the following output −
Published on 08-Jan-2020 16:53:36
