A font size is the size of a font measured in points. The more points there are in a font, the larger it will appear. There are 72 points to an inch.
The size of a font, typically represented in points.
A font size describes the height of the tallest characters in a font in terms of points. It takes 72.27 points to make an inch. Web browsers tend to use 8 points as the size of their base fonts by default. In HTML files, font size may be modified by the Web author by using HTML tags.
The size of the glyphs in a font in points; nominally a measure of the distance from the baseline of one line of text to the baseline of the next line of single-spaced text.
The physical size of text, measured in points (pts), of which there are 72 per inch; the more points there are, the taller the font.
In web pages, font size is usually absolute or relative. Absolute includes sizes from 1-7 with 3 being the default size. Relative sizes include a + or - symbol and are relative to the default font size of 3. These change in increments of 20%. Font size will be larger in Internet Explorer than in Netscape. It will also be larger on a PC than on a Mac.
Font size is how big the text on a web page is. Font size can be absolute or fixed which means it will remain the same even if magnified. Ideally, it is relative which means it stays a certain size in relation to the size of the other elements of the page around it.
Normally, font size reflects the space between the tallest ascender and lowest descender in a given font. Exact font description criteria vary according to the font designer. Font sizes are measured and described in points, with each point equal to 1/72 of an inch. This sentence is set in 9-point type while the body type on Page 10 is set in 10-point type. See also Point.
The size for which a font is designed. Typically, the size of a font is approximately equal to the distance from the bottom of the lowest letter with a descender to the top of the tallest letter with an ascender and (optionally) with a diacritical mark.
The size of type, measured in points between the bottom of the descender and the top of the ascender (the vertical point size of a font). Sometimes referred to as the Type or Point Size.
The size of a font and usually expressed in units of measurement called points.
In the UK and US, font size is usually given in points (1 point = 0.351mm/ 1/72 inch) and 12 points make up a pica, the basic unit of typographic measurement.
Font size can also play an important part in the appearance of your site. Since users can specify a default font size, there is no way to guarantee that your text will line up the way you intended. One good solution is to use cascading style sheets to define the fonts for your entire website.
The size of the characters in a particular font, gauged by a measurement system called points. 3.10
