High School

Consider the following code where the font-size of a div is 32px, the font-size of a paragraph is 0.5em, and the font-size of a span element is 0.5em:

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Here, there... How big is the font?


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How big is the font in the `` element?

Answer :

Final answer:

The font size of a span element inside a paragraph set to .5em, within a div of 32px, is 8px.

Explanation:

The font size of a element inside a paragraph () which is set to .5em will be calculated based on the font size of the paragraph itself. Given that the paragraph is .5em and it's within a

with a font-size of 32px, the actual font size of the paragraph is half of 32px, which equals 16px. As the

has a font-size of .5em, this will again be in relation to the paragraph; hence the font size of the element would also be half of the paragraph's font size, resulting in an 8px font.

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