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<big> Description:
Render text in a larger font.
<big> Web Browser Support:
- Firefox 1, 2
- Internet Explorer 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Safari 1, 2
- WebTV / MSNTV
- HTML 4.0
- XHTML 1.0: Presentation Module
<big> Attributes:
All attributes are optional unless indicated.
<big> End Tag:
<big> Contents:
Contains text information. The following tags are valid within the <big></big> tags:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var
<big> Valid Context:
The <big></big> tag is valid within the following tags:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, font, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, iframe, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var
<big> Usage:
<big> Special Notes:
- It is recommended that you avoid this tag in favor of style sheets.
- Nested <big></big> tags are fine, but style sheets are easier to use and understand.
- If you insert a <big></big> tag over text that is already font size 7, it will not get any larger.
