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  happypoppeye · Member · Feb 6, 2011 at 5:57 pm

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  Can I change the font size of a particular word?

  …looking to increase the font size of a first sentence – anyone know what the code would be?

  Thanks
  John

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  airodyssey · Member · Feb 6, 2011 at 6:48 pm

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  Hi John. The following article by Panos gives you some tips to change the font size in an article using the HTML editor:

  Formatting text pt. 5: color, size, and font

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  timethief · Member · Feb 6, 2011 at 8:06 pm

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  @happypoppeye
  The blog linked to your username is empty. Is that the blog in question or not? Will you please post the URL starting with http:// for the blog in question?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm

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  If you are expecting to be able to click a button and change fonts throughout your wordpress.com blog then it’s not that easily done. There are 4 ways to change fonts on wordpress.com blogs.

  (1) Changing font colors and size on posts or pages either post by post or page by page http://en.support.wordpress.com/editors/font-size-color/
  (2) Changing font colors using the #4 icon http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2
  (3) Changing font families using TypeKit Fonts http://typekit.assistly.com/customer/portal/articles/6840-using-typekit-with-wordpress-com
  (4) Changing font families, colors & sizes by purchasing an annually renewable CSS editing upgrade and doing the work yourself
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-css/

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  happypoppeye · Member · Feb 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

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  Timethief …hmmm,

  http://www.wanderinground.wordpress.com

  Thanks for the tips,
  John

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  timethief · Member · Feb 6, 2011 at 8:33 pm

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  Thanks for the URl and you’re welcome. :)

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  mver · Member · Feb 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm

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  I too have font-size issues.

  I did read the article by Panos, did go to the HTML ed view of my page but did not seem to be able to get it to work.

  Finally, I cut and pasted the example code – <span style=”font-family:comic sans ms;font-size:x-large;”>You can change fonts using HTML</span> – at the start of the page and it had NO effect.

  The text “You can change fonts using HTML” appeared in the same tiny font as WP uses as default body text. The “span style” tag seemingly is simply not being interpreted.

  Why would this be?

  Thanks

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 7, 2011 at 3:26 pm

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  This would be because you copied the code from the WP Supprort doc. Those docs have been put together in an amateurish way that doesn’t produce valid results if you copy-paste the examples (you get the wrong quotes). Copy the models from my post instead (the one airodyssey linked to).

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  mver · Member · Feb 7, 2011 at 3:51 pm

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  KUHL!!

  Thanks panaghiotisadam, your code works!

  What is the difference between <div> and <span>?

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 7, 2011 at 4:11 pm

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  You’re welcome.

  My post includes the answer to your question (up top, in red).

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  mver · Member · Feb 7, 2011 at 4:12 pm

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  Thanks. VERY helpful