25 Dec, 2005
px, pt or em?
pt = Points (usually for Prints) – Always Fixed
px = Pixels (for screen view, eg: Web) – Always Fixed
em = Relative form of measurement (1.5em = 150% – 50% bigger than a normal text; which means you can increase/decrease it by 20%, 50%, 150%, etc)
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