Description

The HTML element <big> is used to define a bigger text, with a font size one size bigger than the document's default size.

This element can be nested to itself, and each time it is nested, the size is further increased by one size.

This element is not supported in HTML5 and you should avoid using it in the markup. Instead, use CSS font properties.

The below table summarizes its usage.

Usage Details
Placement It is displayed as an Inline element.
Contents It can contain Inline elements and text.
Tags Both the opening and closing tags are required.
Versions HTML 3, 3.2, 4, 4.01
This element is deprecated in HTML 4.01 and obsolete since HTML5, so avoid using this element in your markup.
Instead, use the CSS font properties.

Syntax

Here is the basic syntax of the <big> element.

<big>...</big>

Examples

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Example - HTML Element big</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Heading Text</h1>
    <p>This paragraph contains a <big>big</big> text, which is one point bigger than the document's default size.</p>
    <p>This paragraph contains a <big><big>bigger</big></big> text, which is two points bigger than the document's default size.</p>
    <p>This paragraph contains a <big><big><big>biggest</big></big></big> text, which is three points bigger than the document's default size.</p>
</body>
</html>

Attributes

The following table shows the list of supported and unsupported attributes for the <big> element.

Attribute Type Details
Element-Specific Attributes The tag <big> doesn't have any element-specific attributes.
Global Attributes Like all other HTML tags, the tag <big> supports the HTML Global Attributes.
Event Attributes The tag <big> also supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Browser Compatibility

The tag <big> is supported in all modern browsers.

  • Google Chrome 1+
  • Internet Explorer or Edge 2+
  • Firefox 1+
  • Apple Safari 1+
  • Opera 2+

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