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Asked: 2026-05-13T18:36:09+00:00

I am creating a website and the font looks different in IE (it’s larger)

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I am creating a website and the font looks different in IE (it’s larger) than it is in Firefox and Chrome. Does anyone know why? And how do I fix it in IE?

Here’s my code:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

<head>
<img src="j0182695_downsized.jpg" alt="Oatmeal Raisin cookies" style="float: left" >

<title> Cameron Cookies </title>

</head>


<body background="back-225.gif">
<h1 style="text-align: center; color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cameron Cookies</h1>

<h2 style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;">The best homemade cookies in New England</h2>

<p style="text-align: center;">99 Sycamore St. Portland, ME 04101 (207) 555-1212</p>

<table width="500" border="0">
    <tr>
        <td align="center"><a href="about.htm">About Us</a></td>
        <td align="center"><a href="mailto:cookiemaster@cameroncookies.com">Contact Us</a></td>
        <td align="center"><a href="orderform.htm">Place an Order</a></td>
        <td align="center"><a href="recipe.htm">Sample Recipe</a></td>
    </tr>
</table>

<form name="Web Order Form" id="Web Order Form">
<!--this is the main table -->
<table border="0" width="65%" cellpadding="2">
<!--Personal Info. table -nested table 1 -->
    <tr>
        <th colspan="2" align="left">Personal Information</th>
    </tr>

    <tr> 
        <td style="width: 5px;"><label for="fname">First Name:</label></td> 
        <td><input name="fname" id="fname" size="30" type="text" /></td>
    </tr> 

    <tr>
        <td><label for="lname">Last Name:</label></td>
        <td><input name="lname" id="lname" size="30" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td><label for="address">Address:</label></td>
        <td><input name="address" id="address" size="30" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td><label for="city">City:</label></td>
        <td><input name="city" id="city" size="35" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td><label for="state">State:</label></td>
        <td><input name="state" id="state" size="3" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td><label for="zip">Zip Code:</label></td>
        <td><input name="zip" id="zip" size="10" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td><label for="country">Country:</label></td>
        <td><input name="country" id="country" size="10" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>

    <!--Order Info. table -nested table 2 -->
    <!--This is the first nested table within the main table -->
            <table border="2" width="65%" cellpadding="2">
            <!--Row 1 -->
                    <tr>
                        <th colspan="3" align="left">Order Information</th>
                    </tr>
            <!--Row 2 -->   
                    <tr>
                        <td width="5">QTY</td>
                        <td></td>
                        <td></td>
                        <td>Subtotal</td>
                        <td width="75%"><input name="Gift Wrapping" id="Gift Wrapping" type="checkbox" /> Gift wrapping? (Additional charge of 1.95 per box)</td>
                    </tr>
            <!-- Row 3 -->  
                    <tr>
                        <td><input name="quantitya" id="quantitya" size="3" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td width="50%"></td>
                        <td width="50%" align="left"><label for="subtotala">Chocolate Nut - $10.99</label></td>
                        <td><input name="subtotala" id="subtotala" size="10" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td >If yes, note the text for the gift card:</td>
                    </tr>
            <!-- Row 4 -->  
                    <tr>
                        <td><input name="quantityb" id="quantityb" size="3" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td width="15000"></td>
                        <td width="15000" align="left"><label for="subtotalb">Chocolate Chip - $9.99</label></td>
                        <td><input name="subtotalb" id="subtotalb" size="10" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td ><textarea wrap="soft" name="giftcardtext" id="giftcardtext" rows="3" cols="20" ></textarea></td> 
                    </tr>
            <!--Row 5 -->
                    <tr>
                        <td><input name="quantityc" id="quantityc" size="3" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td width="15000"></td>
                        <td width="15000" align="left"><label for="subtotalc">Macadamia Nut - $12.99</label></td>
                        <td><input name="subtotalc" id="subtotalc" size="10" type="textbox" value="0"/></td> 
                    </tr>
            <!--Row 6 -->
                    <tr>
                        <td><input name="quantityd" id="quantityd" size="3" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td width="15000"></td>
                        <td width="15000" align="left"><label for="subtotald">Oatmeal Raisin - $10.99</label></td>
                        <td><input name="subtotald" id="subtotald" size="10" type="textbox" value="0"/></td> 
                    </tr>
            <!--Row 7 -->
                    <tr>
                        <td><input name="quantitye" id="quantitye" size="3" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td width="15000"></td>
                        <td width="15000" align="left"><label for="subtotale">Chocolate Dessert - $10.99</label></td>
                        <td><input name="subtotale" id="subtotale" size="10" type="textbox" value="0"/></td></td>
                        <td>Shipping:</td>
                        <td></td>
                        <td width="15000">$5.95 for 1-5 boxes, $10.95 for five or more boxes</td>
                    </tr>
            <!--Row 8 -->
                    <tr>
                        <td><input name="quantityf" id="quantityf" size="3" type="textbox" value="0"/></td>
                        <td width="15000"></td>
                        <td width="15000" align="left"><label for="subtotalf">Butter - $7.99</label></td>
                        <td><input name="subtotalf" id="subtotalf" size="10" type="textbox" value="0"/></td></td>
                        <td><label for="totala">Total:</label></td>
                        <td></td>
                        <td><input name="totala" id="totala" size="3" type="textbox" value="0.00" /></td>
                    </tr>
            <!--Row 9 -->
                    <tr>
                        <td></td>
                        <td width="15000"></td>
                        <td width="15000" align="left"><label for="subtotalg">Subtotal</label></td>
                        <td><input name="subtotalg" id="subtotalg" size="10" type="textbox" value="0" /></td></td>
                    </tr>
            </table>


<!--Payment Info. -nested table 3 -->
    <!--This is the second nested table within the main table -->
                    <table border="0" width="65%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5">
            <!--Row 1 -->
                            <tr>
                                <th align="left">Payment Information</th>
                            </tr>
            <!--Row 2 -->
                            <tr>
                                <td><input name="Mastercard button" id="Mastercard button" type="radio" />MasterCard</td>
                                <td><input name="Visa button" id="Visa button" type="radio" />Visa</td>
                            </tr>
            <!--Row 3 -->
                            <tr>
                                <td><label for="ccnum">Credit Card Number</label></td>
                                <td><input name="ccnum" id="ccnum" size="30" type="textbox" /></td>
                            </tr>
            <!--Row 4 -->
                            <tr>
                                <td>Expiration</td>
                                <td><select name="Month" id="Month">
                                        <option>January</option>
                                        <option>February</option>
                                        <option>March</option>
                                        <option>April</option>
                                        <option>May</option>
                                        <option>June</option>
                                        <option>July</option>
                                        <option>August</option>
                                        <option>September</option>
                                        <option>October</option>
                                        <option>November</option>
                                        <option>December</option>
                                    </select>
                                    <select name="year" id="year">
                                        <option>2002</option>
                                        <option>2003</option>
                                        <option>2004</option>
                                        <option>2005</option>
                                        <option>2006</option>
                                        <option>2007</option>
                                        <option>2008</option>
                                        <option>2009</option>
                                        <option>2010</option>
                                        <option>2011</option>
                                        <option>2012</option>
                                    </select>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
            <!--Row 5 -->
                            <tr>
                                <td><input name="submit button" id="submit button" type="submit" value="SUBMIT" /></td>
                            </tr>
                    </table>
</table>
</form>

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  1. Editorial Team

    Define a font size style:

    <style type="text/css">
body{ font-size:medium; }
</style>

    You could try to define in pixels too for more consistency:

    <style type="text/css">
body{ font-size:10px; }
</style>

    Code would go in your html <head>

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