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What are the default font sizes (in pixels) for the html heading tags (<h1>, <h2>, <h3>, etc.)?

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What are the default font pixel sizes for the heading (h1-h6) tags?

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DrStrangeLove Avatar asked Mar 23 '11 18:03

DrStrangeLove


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2 Answers

I think it is as follows:

h1 is 2 em h2 is 1.5 em h3 is 1.3 em h4 is 1 em h5 is 0.8 em h6 is 0.7 em 

An em is not the same as a pixel. It is a relative way of looking at sizes. With that said I think most browsers default to 16px (or 1em).

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novacara Avatar answered Sep 24 '22 11:09

novacara


Another way of putting it is:

h1 is   32px   (2em) h2 is   24px (1.5em) h3 is 20.8px (1.3em) h4 is   16px   (1em) h5 is 12.8px (0.8em) h6 is 11.2px (0.7em) 
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Sam Benson Avatar answered Sep 24 '22 11:09

Sam Benson