HTML - <big> Tag

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Introduction to <big> Tag

The HTML <big> tag is used to increase the font size of the text contained within it, making the text appear big than its surrounding text. It was commonly used to highlight important information within the webpages.

The introduction of the CSS made the <big> tag outdated and is no longer supported in the HTML5.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of HTML <big> tag −.

<big>...</big>

Attributes

HTML big tag supports Global attributes of HTML.

Example: Increasing Font Size

Let's look at the following example, where we are going to consider the basic usage of the <big> tag.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <p>
         <big>Tutorialpoint</big> Simply Easy Learning
      </p>
   </body>
</html>

Example : Using with CSS

Consider the following example, where we are going to use CSS equivalent to the <big> tag.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
    p {
        font-size: larger;
        color: #5b2c6f;
    }
</style>
<body>
    <p>Using with CSS for larger font size.</p>
</body>
</html>

Supported Browsers

Tag
big	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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