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Old 06-12-2007, 07:05 AM   #1
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Smaller Font Size In HTML


I want to make the font size in a HTML document smaller. As far as I am aware the smallest size is 1. Is there any wat I can get it smaller? Below is what I got:

<strong><font size='1'>This price includes a discount if you complete the purchase online<br>(online discount does not apply if you complete via the call centre)</font></strong>
 
Old 06-12-2007, 07:26 AM   #2
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You really don't want people to read the fine print, right?

First, lose the <strong>.

Second, why not just make it white on white? Or light gray, if you insist.

<font size='1' color='lightgrey'>This price includes a discount if you complete the purchase online<br>(online discount does not apply if you complete via the call centre)</font>

Remember also that different people use different browsers. If you try to tune too finely how it looks for your own browser, you will have Unintended Consequences(tm).

Take a gander at this:

Code:
http://www.anybrowser.org
(not .com)

Hope this helps.

Last edited by wjevans_7d1@yahoo.co; 06-12-2007 at 07:35 AM.
 
Old 06-13-2007, 03:41 AM   #3
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I want to put the text into the blue box. What I would like is for "This price includes a discount if you complete the purchase online" to appear on one line and "(online discount does not apply if you complete via the call centre) to appear below it. I do not have control over the size of the box and at the minute my text is wrapping. If I could I would just like to make it smaller.
 
Old 06-13-2007, 06:20 AM   #4
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My browser (Opera) contains a setting "minimum font size" No matter what the font size is on the web page, fonts are not rendered smaller than this setting. I haven't tested it with such a 1pt setting as you propose here, but usuaally it does what the setting suggesst.

Not sure if other browsers have this feature as well.

If you target the mass consumer market you might get away making it to work only in IE.

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