Example - Specifying sizes

This is the default font size for a <p> element.

This h1 element has a font-size of 25px.

This container has its width set to 475px.

This h2 element has a font-size of 15px and a width of 50%(of the container's width).

The following heading (h3) has a font-size of 36pt (1/2 inch).

36pt heading

This h4 element has a font-size of 2em.

This container has its font-size set to 2em.

This h5 element has a font-size of 0.5em (relative to the container's font-size).

Note: all the styles in this example have been set with an external style sheet sizes.css which contains the following set of styles:

h1
{
  font-size: 25px;
}
div.demo
{
  width:475px;
  background-color: White;
}
h2
{
  font-size: 15px;
  width: 50%;
  background-color: #ffffcc;
}
h3
{
  font-size: 36pt;
}
h4
{
  font-size: 2em;
}
div.demo#big
{
  font-size: 2em;
}
h5
{
  font-size: 0.5em;
}
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