How to specify font and sizes

The relevant normal text point size is already specified in initial.tex. Many printers have Times Roman as a default. Editors will generally take care of ensuring Times Roman is selected. LaTeX offers a number of sizes based on the 11 point default. These are referred to using abstract labels, and scaling is carried out automatically in proportion. The main sizes with their LaTeX commands are given in table 3.1, in relation to the 11 point style. A size-changing command will remain in effect until changed, however its scope can be restricted, as we shall see.

 

Point LaTeX command
11 tex2html_wrap_inline1871normalsize (default)
10 tex2html_wrap_inline1871small
9 tex2html_wrap_inline1871footnotesize
8 tex2html_wrap_inline1871scriptsize
6 tex2html_wrap_inline1871tiny
12 tex2html_wrap_inline1871large
14 tex2html_wrap_inline1871Large
17 tex2html_wrap_inline1871LARGE
20 tex2html_wrap_inline1871huge
25 tex2html_wrap_inline1871Huge
Table 3.1: LaTeX commands to change point size 


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