# changing font sizes **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 5, 2000, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177 "2000-12-05T21:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/1 "2000-12-05T21:01:08Z")
I give up. I tried changing the font size in one of my messages, to no avail. I need help. I tried: [font size=-2]blah blah blah[/font] then: [font size=1]blah blah blah[/font] then: [FONT SIZE=1]blah blah blah[/FONT] heck, I even tried: [font size=“1”]blah blah blah[/font] Someone wanna help me out? PS: I’m not having a 500 post party. Just FYI. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/2 "2000-12-05T21:22:38Z")
You can’t manipulate the font face or font size directly. (I’m still waiting for [font face=“symbol”], btw). There is a way to get a smaller type. Use the sub and sup tags (superscript and subscript) together. In the example, substitute [and] for \< and \>: [sub][sup]This is the way[/sup][/sub] [sub][sup]This is the way[/sup][/sub]. It seems to work better if you view it with Netscape Navigator than with MS Internet Explorer. ```auto I wonder if [sup][sub]this will work[/sup][/sub] ``` ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sue)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/3 "2000-12-05T22:04:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > \*\*PS: I’m not having a 500 post party. Just FYI. \*\* \*\*sub         [/sub]O         º       sub)[/sub]         +         A         " \*\* ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/4 "2000-12-05T23:33:18Z")
[sub]test[/sub] test [sup]test[/sup] and yes I know I’m only at 478 (now), I was giving a forward FYI, Smarty **Sue** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/5 "2000-12-05T23:34:35Z")
[sub]damn higher math[/sub] uh…make that 499 ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/6 "2000-12-07T01:45:22Z")
[sub]step[/sub]step[sup]step[/sup] [sup]Heaven[/sup] Hey, a Stairway to Heaven! (Testin’ 'til someone makes me stop.:D) ---
**Author:** ![Pot\_o\_Gold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Pot\_o\_Gold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pot_o_Gold)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/7 "2000-12-07T02:52:25Z")
[sub]step[sup]step[/sub]step[/sup] _ **Heaven** _ ---
**Author:** ![Pot\_o\_Gold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Pot\_o\_Gold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pot_o_Gold)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-font-sizes/44177/8 "2000-12-07T02:55:12Z")
_ **Heaven** _ [sub]step[sup]step[/sub]step[/sup]