[Chapter 21] Reference: String.fontsize()
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Fri Aug 29 11:19:57 1997

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| Chapter 21 JavaScript Reference |

# String.fontsize() Method

## Name

String.fontsize() Method---set a string's font size with <FONT>

## Availability

Navigator 2.0, Internet Explorer 3.0

## Synopsis

    string.fontsize(size)

### Arguments

`size`

  An integer between 1 and 7 or a string that starts with a + or - sign followed by a digit between 1 and 7. If an integer is specified, it is an absolute font size specification. If a string beginning with + or - is specified, it is a font size specification that is relative to the `<BASEFONT>` font size.

### Returns

A copy of `string`, contained within `<FONT SIZE="``size``">` and `</FONT>` HTML tags.

## Example

The first two lines of the following code fragment have the same effect as the second two:

    s1 = 'Chapter 1'.fontsize(6);
    s2 = 'SMALLCAPS'.fontsize('-1');
    s1 = '<FONT SIZE="6">Chapter 1</FONT>'
    s2 = '<FONT SIZE="-1">SMALLCAPS</FONT>'

## See Also

"String", "String.big()", "String.small()"

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