font-size

em and rem units

rem is the em unit at the "root" level.
These are the preferred units! "em" and "rem"

Font-size examples

Example 3.16 - font-size - Example 3.16

 <div style="font-size: 8pt;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Cras sollicitudin, orci nec facilisis vehicula, neque urna porta risus, ut sagittis enim velit at orci.
 </div>
 <div style="font-size: 120%;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Cras sollicitudin, orci nec facilisis vehicula, neque urna porta risus, ut sagittis enim velit at orci.
 </div>
 <div style="font-size: 1.5em;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Cras sollicitudin, orci nec facilisis vehicula, neque urna porta risus, ut sagittis enim velit at orci.
 </div>
 <div style="font-size: 2rem;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Cras sollicitudin, orci nec facilisis vehicula, neque urna porta risus, ut sagittis enim velit at orci.
 </div>