Title: Cannot enlarge highlighted text
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot enlarge highlighted text

 *  Resolved [nataljaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nataljaz/)
 * (@nataljaz)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-enlarge-highlighted-text/)
 * Hi,
 * When I highlight some text with yellow background, the font gets reduced and 
   I can’t find a way to make it as big as the rest of text. I tried this:
    <span
   style=”font-size: x-large;”>
 * but it gets too large.
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 * Thanks!

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 *  [Micah Cooksey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micahcooksey/)
 * (@micahcooksey)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-enlarge-highlighted-text/#post-1404510)
 * try `font-size: 14px;`. You can change that number to whatever looks good. You
   should also use classes, so instead of using `<span style="">`, use `<span class
   ="yellow">`. That way it’s cleaner and you can apply the styles for `.yellow`
   in your style.css to multiple areas in your site by using that `<span class="
   yellow">`.
 *  Thread Starter [nataljaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nataljaz/)
 * (@nataljaz)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-enlarge-highlighted-text/#post-1404649)
 * Thank you! It worked with font 16px!!!! 🙂
 *  [Micah Cooksey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micahcooksey/)
 * (@micahcooksey)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-enlarge-highlighted-text/#post-1404748)
 * Glad I could help!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Micah Cooksey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micahcooksey/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-enlarge-highlighted-text/#post-1404748)
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