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Kenneth Simpson
1,162 PointsWhere do you come up with the px amount or the ems amount?
How do you figure out what px to set a font to or what number em? I just am confused. Is there a table to look at to determine what size of px and ems that you will need?
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Jeroen Guns
Courses Plus Student 434 PointsHi Kenneth,
It is all a matter of personal preference. There is no "standard" value. 1 em = 16px. If u want to the font to be lager then 16 px then put in a value higher then 16px or higher then 1 em.
check out this websites if u want to toy around with it: http://pxtoem.com/
Unsubscribed User
2,346 PointsUnsubscribed User
2,346 PointsUsually these values are set in the layout that you implement or the client's specifications. Keep in mind that the normal browser font-size is of 1em = 16px. You should try playing in your editor with a few text-size properties and set them to different sizes and see how that goes.