Help:Font size templates
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All Wikisource size templates are relative to the default size. There are two kinds of sizing template: inline and block templates. Inline templates are suitable for use within a paragraph, but can't handle paragraph breaks, and do not adjust line spacing. Block templates can handle paragraph breaks, and adjust line spacing, but are not suitable for use within a paragraph, as they will cause a paragraph break. See H:DIVSPAN for more details.
Font size definition by relative differences using words
editThe line heights of fonts greater than 100% increase proportionally with the font size. The line heights of fonts less than 100% are not proportional but inherit the line height of the font at the 100% size. The smaller the font, the greater the distance between rows of text. For these, see: Fonts smaller than 100% with proportional line heights. |
Inline template | Block template | Size | 12pt/16px default base[1] |
Sample |
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{{xx-smaller}} | {{xx-smaller block}} | 58% | 7pt/9px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{x-smaller}} | {{x-smaller block}} | 69% | 8pt/11px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{smaller}} | {{smaller block}} | 83% | 10pt/13px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{fine}} | {{fine block}} | 92% | 11pt/15px | Template:Fine |
— | — | 100% | 12pt/16px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{m-larger}} | {{m-larger block}} | 110% | 13pt/18px | Template:M-larger |
{{larger}} | {{larger block}} | 120% | 14pt/19px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{x-larger}} | {{x-larger block}} | 144% | 17pt/23px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{xx-larger}} | {{xx-larger block}} | 182% | 22pt/29px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{xxx-larger}} | {{xxx-larger block}} | 207% | 25pt/33px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
{{xxxx-larger}} | {{xxxx-larger block}} | 249% | 30pt/40px | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, |
- ↑ Contemporary web browsers have largely standardized on a default base font size of 12pt or 16px.
100% and smaller font size and style comparisons table
editTemplate | Normal | Bold | Italics | Bold and italics |
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This is 100% font size. | This is 100% font size. | This is 100% font size. | This is 100% font size. | |
This is 96% font size. | This is 96% font size. | This is 96% font size. | This is 96% font size. | |
{{fine block}} and {{fine}} | This is 92% font size. | This is 92% font size. | This is 92% font size. | This is 92% font size. |
This is 88% font size. | This is 88% font size. | This is 88% font size. | This is 88% font size. | |
This is 84% font size. | This is 84% font size. | This is 84% font size. | This is 84% font size. | |
{{smaller}} | This is 80% font size. | This is 80% font size. | This is 80% font size. | This is 80% font size. |
This is 76% font size. | This is 76% font size. | This is 76% font size. | This is 76% font size. | |
This is 72% font size. | This is 72% font size. | This is 72% font size. | This is 72% font size. | |
{{x-smaller}} {{x-smaller block}} | This is 68% font size. | This is 68% font size. | This is 68% font size. | This is 68% font size. |
{{xx-smaller}} {{xx-smaller block}} | This is 58% font size. | This is 58% font size. | This is 58% font size. | This is 58% font size. |