<BIG>	NN all IE all HTML 3.2

<BIG>...</BIG>	HTML End Tag: Required
The big elementone of several font style elements in HTML 4renders its content in the next font size (in HTML's 1 through 7 scale) larger than the previous body font size. If you nest big elements, the effects on the more nested elements are cumulative, with each nested level rendered one size larger than the next outer element. Default font size is dependent upon the browser, operating system, and user preferences settings. For more precise font size rendering, use style sheet rules.

Example

<P>This product is <BIG>new</BIG> and <BIG>improved</BIG>!</P>

Object Model Reference

[window.]document.getElementById(elementID)

Element-Specific Attributes
None.

Element-Specific Event Handler Attributes
None.

lang	NN 3 IE 4 HTML 4

lang="languageCode"	Optional
The language being used for the element's attribute values and content. A browser can use this information to assist in proper rendering of content with respect to details such as treatment of ligatures (when supported by a particular font or required by a written language), quotation marks, and hyphenation. Other applications and search engines might use this information to aid the selection of spell-checking dictionaries and the creation of indices.

Example

<SPAN lang="de">Deutsche Bundesbahn</SPAN>

Value
Case-insensitive language code.

Default
Browser default.

Object Model Reference

[window.]document.getElementById(elementID).lang