Name

big — HTML 4.01

Synopsis

<big> . . . </big>

By default, big sets the font size slightly larger than the surrounding text. This is an example of presentational HTML that should be avoided in favor of semantic markup and style sheets for presentation.

Notes

Not in HTML5.

Start/End Tags

Required/Required

Attributes

Core, Internationalization, Events

Example

Check out our <big>low prices</big>!

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