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CSS

CSS - how to adjust font-size effectively across devices?

Let´s say that my default font sizes are:

h2 { font-size: 34px; }

@media (max-width: 768px) { h2 { font-size: 25px; }}

p { font-size: 18px; }

@media (max-width: 768px) { p { font-size: 0.9em; }}

I have a specific sentence that is h2 that I would like to make bigger (only that specific sentence, so I don´t want to alter the default h2)

So, I add a class, let´s say: <h2 class="important-subheading">

.important-subheading{ font-size: 2 em; }

Great, now it looks great on desktop (the final h2 would be 36px, so just 2px bigger than the default h2), but the problem is that it´s way too big for mobile. Basically, by adding that class, I made my h2 for mobile also 36px (way bigger than the original 25px)

Am I doing something wrong? Is there a better way of editing the h2 for desktop without affecting the mobile version that much?

Stephen Ambler
Stephen Ambler
8,236 Points

Maybe give that h2 an id and target that specifically when using your media queries

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

You might try using a relative size like a percentage (%) or viewport (vh, vw). That way the actual size will adapt to window it is being displayed in.