# Size numbers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-numbers/293152>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 6, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-numbers/293152 "2005-03-06T01:15:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-numbers/293152/1 "2005-03-06T01:15:34Z")

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When posting, and you want to alter the size of your letters, is ‘1’ big, or, is ‘7’ big?I think I will answer my own question.Thanks anyway.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-numbers/293152/2 "2005-03-06T01:22:15Z")

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Don’t mention it.  
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(For those following at home, lower number = smaller size.)