In #key# HTML: Hypertext Markup Language #key#, we use the **`<big>` element** to increase the size of content between the opening and closing tags. 

The size of the text will be increased by *one level* compared to the surrounding text.

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> HTML5 does not support the `<big>` tag. It was available in HTML4. Now, this feature is available in CSS.

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#  Syntax

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```html
<big> text... </big>
```
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## Attributes
This element does not take any specific attributes, but support global attributes like style, href, etc.
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## Supported browsers

* Google Chrome
* Safari
* Opera
* Firefox
* Internet Explorer

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## Code

The code snippet below describes the use of the `<big>` element in lines 7 and 11. Text between big tags is larger than other tags like `<p>` on line 8.

<html>
 <head>
   <title>Welcome to Educative</title>
 </head>
 <body>
   <h1>Heading h1 its EdPresso</h1>
   <p> Welcome to <big>Educative</big> for online learning.</p> 
   <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis nisi tellus, consequat vitae accumsan sed, tincidunt sit amet magna. Nullam dictum pharetra diam in ornare. </p>

   <p style="color:#FF0000">  
        <big>Hi I am colorful in between big element after p tag</big>  
    </p>  

 </body>
</html>


h1 {
     color: blue;
    font-size: auto;
   }

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What is the HTML element <big> ?

The `<big>` element increases text size by one level in HTML4, not supported in HTML5, replaced by CSS.