Help My Web Pages Has Super Large Fonts Using Internet Explorer 8

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by highbids, Jan 31, 2010.

  1. #1
    I don't know what caused it but every time I view a html page offline & online it is displayed in
    extra large fonts & I can't hardly view the page.

    I've reset IE 8 back to the default settings in tools-internet options
    and it's still like that.
     
    highbids, Jan 31, 2010 IP
  2. krsix

    krsix Peon

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    #2
    What are you using for font size?

    12px
    10pt <- try to use px or em or %, instead of point
    size="9" <- never use size="", use CSS if you're doing this
    0.8em
    100%
     
    krsix, Feb 4, 2010 IP
  3. Rob B

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    #3
    in the body tag of your css input { font-size: 62.5%; } then when choosing a font size use em's. so then say you wanted to use a font size of 12px instead it would be 1.2em. This helps for stability across browsers

    hope this helps
     
    Rob B, Feb 5, 2010 IP
  4. Business Analyst

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    #4
    Always start with the keywords in the body element for example:
    body{
    font-family:
    font-size: small, large etc......
    }
    now try to play with % for example
    h1{
    font-size:120%
    }

    This will help you in managing the font size in the decent way moreover using pixel in the font-size has strong accessibility issue so never ever use px. Although it may seem easy to use pixel and work out the layout but it is not recommended.....
     
    Business Analyst, Feb 5, 2010 IP