# What's wrong with my sizing code? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 11, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145 "2005-12-11T16:25:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145/1 "2005-12-11T16:25:30Z")
I’ve tried several times this morning to make some text small sized.(The word “sized” was supposed to be at size=1) It doesn’t work. Big (size=4) did ok. I tried both the pulldown, helper menus and coding it myself. I’ve always been able to “whisper” before. I use Safari on a G-5 iMac with OS 10.4.3. I did a security update yesterday, but nothing else. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145/2 "2005-12-11T16:29:45Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > I’ve tried several times this morning to make some text small sized.(The word “sized” was supposed to be at size=1) It doesn’t work. Big (size=4) did ok. > I tried both the pulldown, helper menus and coding it myself. > I’ve always been able to “whisper” before. > I use Safari on a G-5 iMac with OS 10.4.3. I did a security update yesterday, but nothing else. 😕 The word “sized” in your post IS small, at least to me. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145/3 "2005-12-11T16:33:26Z")
Did you change the default size in your browser? IE renders text incorrectly when you do that. It’s possible Safari does the same. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145/4 "2005-12-11T18:00:45Z")
On my machine, the size 1 “sized” actually looks a little larger than the rest of the line. The size 4 sample looks bigger, though. I use IE. I don’t remember adjusting the font size. I’ll have to probe around see where to find it. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145/5 "2005-12-11T18:04:11Z")
Okay, I found text size under “View,” and I reset it to “medium.” Now it looks correct. The main part of the text didn’t seem to change, so I wonder what the point of the control is. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145/6 "2005-12-11T21:11:17Z")
Check your browser settings using this as a guide: Size 1 Size 2 Size 3 Size 4 Size 5 Size 6 Size 7 Mind you, we are referring to _browser settings_ people!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-sizing-code/335145/7 "2005-12-11T23:47:45Z")
I haven’t changed any setting in my browser, in fact I haven’t been on line for a couple days. I did have a strange little glitch in my mail after someone opened a piece of spam, where my address book was replaced by gibberish, but, that was fixed a few days ago. Let’s see if it healed (that was supposed to be size 1) **Duckster** , my browser has no such options. Besides, your size 1 is normal where it should be itty bitty. 😕