Basic Formatting

How to Change Font Size in LaTeX

LaTeX provides 10 predefined font size commands. These work relative to your document's base font size.

Size Commands (Smallest to Largest)

Here are all LaTeX size commands in order:

{\tiny tiny text}
{\scriptsize scriptsize text}
{\footnotesize footnotesize text}
{\small small text}
{\normalsize normalsize text}
{\large large text}
{\Large Large text}
{\LARGE LARGE text}
{\huge huge text}
{\Huge Huge text}

Using Size Commands

Wrap text in braces to limit the scope:

Normal text, {\large larger text}, normal again.

For Entire Paragraphs

Use a switch without braces for longer sections:

\large
This entire paragraph is in large font.
It continues until another size command.

\normalsize
Back to normal size.

💡 Tips

•Don't use font sizes to create headings—use \section{} instead
•The actual point sizes depend on your document class
•For precise control, use the \fontsize{size}{skip} command

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