HTML Big Tag

The <big> tag was used to make text appear slightly larger than the surrounding normal text. It was one of the older styling tags introduced to help developers easily change the size of text without needing extra CSS or complicated code.

Why Use the <big> Tag?

Before CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) became popular, developers had to rely on HTML tags to style content. The <big> tag was an easy way to make important words stand out without adjusting font sizes manually.

Syntax -

The syntax is very simple. It’s a container tag, so it has both an opening and closing tag.

<big>This text will appear bigger</big>

It increases the font size of the enclosed text by one level, but only relative to the surrounding text.

Example -

Scenario - Example Using <big> Tag

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
	<head>
		<title>Large text example.. </title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<p>This is <big>Big</big> text</p>
	</body>
</html>
Output -

This is Big text

Explaining Example -

What you'll see:

  • The words "Big" appear a little bigger than the rest of the sentence.
  • It works, but this is an outdated approach. The same result is better achieved with CSS today.