LaTeX Font Size

The LaTeX font size of a LaTeX document can be specified through.

~~documentclass~~ globally
predefined commands locally
Packages for additional font size setting

Command documentclass

~~documentclass~~ is used to specify the font size of a LaTeX document globally. When specifying a document class to the argument ~~class~~ of the command ~~documentclass~~, the global default font size of the corresponding LaTeX document are also specified accordingly. The command ~~\normalsize~~ always set the font size to the global default font size. However, the global default font size together with the typesetting of command ~~\normalsize~~ can be altered by specifying one of the available font size options to the optional argument ~~options~~ .

Default Document Font Size

The default document font size of some document classes are

Class NameDescription articleDefault is 10pt, other available options are 11 pt and 12 pt. beamerDefault is 11pt bookDefault is 10pt, other available options are 11 pt and 12 pt. IEEEtranDefault is 10pt letterDefault is 10pt, other available options are 11 pt and 12 pt. memoirDefault is 10pt minimalDefault is 10pt procDefault is 10pt, other available options are 11 pt and 12 pt. reportDefault is 10pt, other available options are 11 pt and 12 pt. slideDefault is 20pt standaloneDefault is 10pt

Default Document Font Size Examples

article Example

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm,paperheight=8.1cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

beamer Example

Code

\newcommand\x{beamer}
\documentclass[handout]{\x}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\paperwidth=10.3cm 
\paperheight=8.5cm 
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.35\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

book Example

Code

\newcommand\x{book}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm,paperheight=8.1cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

IEEEtran Example

Code

\newcommand\x{IEEEtran}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm,paperheight=8.1cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

letter Example

Code

\newcommand\x{letter}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=8.1cm,paperheight=8.5cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

memoir Example

Code

\newcommand\x{memoir}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9.1cm,paperheight=8cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

minimal Example

Code

\newcommand\x{minimal}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=6.5cm,paperheight=2.5cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
%\thefontsize{\Huge}
%\thefontsize{\huge}
%\thefontsize{\LARGE}
%\thefontsize{\Large}
%\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
%\thefontsize{\small}
%\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
%\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
%\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

proc Example

Code

\newcommand\x{proc}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=8.7cm,paperheight=8cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

report Example

Code

\newcommand\x{report}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm,paperheight=8.2cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

slides Example

Code

\newcommand\x{slides}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=20cm,paperheight=18.2cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=21.5cm,textheight=18cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.5\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

standalone

Code

\newcommand\x{standalone}
\documentclass[border=10pt,varwidth]{\x}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.5\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

Command documentclass

\documentclass[<options>]{<class-name>}

Arguments

Argument <class-name>

~~<class-name>~~ specifies the standard layout class of the LaTeX document.

Argument <options>

~~<options>~~ specifies the predefined options of the corresponding specified class. One typical option is to set the size of the main default font in the document. If no font size option is specified, the default font size is assumed.

Global Document Font Size Examples

article Examples

article Default Font Size Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm,paperheight=8.1cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

article Font Size 10pt Option Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass[10pt]{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm,paperheight=8.1cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

article Font Size 11pt Option Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass[11pt]{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9.2cm,paperheight=9cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=12cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

article Font Size 12pt Option Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass[12pt]{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9.3cm,paperheight=9.5cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=12cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

beamer Examples

beamer Default Font Size Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{beamer}
\documentclass[handout]{\x}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\paperwidth=10.3cm 
\paperheight=8.5cm 
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.35\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

beamer Font Size 11pt Option Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{beamer}
\documentclass[11pt,handout]{\x}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\paperwidth=10.3cm 
\paperheight=8.5cm 
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.35\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

beamer Font Size 8pt Option Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{beamer}
\documentclass[8pt,handout]{\x}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\paperwidth=10.3cm 
\paperheight=6.5cm 
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.35\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

beamer Font Size 20pt Option Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{beamer}
\documentclass[20pt,handout]{\x}
%\usepackage[scale=0.83]{beamerposter}
%\setlength{\paperwidth}{14.5cm}
%\setlength{\paperheight}{16cm}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\paperwidth=13.6cm 
\paperheight=15.5cm 
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
%\begin{tabular}{p{0.041\textwidth}p{.06\textwidth}}
\begin{tabular}{p{0.41\textwidth}p{.6\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

Pre-defined Commands

Some predefined commands can be used to change the font size of a LaTeX document locally.

LaTeX Font Size Commands

LaTeX commands for setting local font size:

\Huge
\huge
\LARGE
\Large
\large
\normalsize
\small
\footnotesize
\scriptsize
\tiny

These commands are used to specify the local font size with respect to the global default font size.

LaTeX Font Size Examples

article Font Size Typesetting Examples

article Default Font Size Typesetting Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9cm,paperheight=8.1cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=8cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

article Font Size 12pt Typesetting Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass[12pt]{\x}
\usepackage[paperwidth=9.3cm,paperheight=9.5cm,left=5px,top=5px,textwidth=11.5cm,textheight=12cm]{geometry}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.25\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

beamer Font Size Typesetting Examples

beamer Default Font Size Typesetting Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{beamer}
\documentclass[handout]{\x}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\paperwidth=10.3cm 
\paperheight=8.5cm 
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.35\textwidth}p{.35\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

beamer Font Size 20pt Typesetting Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{beamer}
\documentclass[20pt,handout]{\x}
%\usepackage[scale=0.83]{beamerposter}
%\setlength{\paperwidth}{14.5cm}
%\setlength{\paperheight}{16cm}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\paperwidth=13.6cm 
\paperheight=15.5cm 
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&#1\f@size\ pt\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt}
\vskip 0.5em
%\begin{tabular}{p{0.041\textwidth}p{.06\textwidth}}
\begin{tabular}{p{0.41\textwidth}p{.6\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\thefontsize{\huge}
\thefontsize{\LARGE}
\thefontsize{\Large}
\thefontsize{\large}
\thefontsize{\normalsize}
\thefontsize{\small}
\thefontsize{\footnotesize}
\thefontsize{\scriptsize}
\thefontsize{\tiny}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

Packages for Additional Font Size Setting

For examples, extsizes, moresize, and anyfontsize.

Package anyfontsize

Package ~~anyfontsize~~ provides a new LaTeX command to scale the font to the specified font size.

Command anyfontsize

\fontsize{<fontsize>}{<baselineskip>}\selectfont

Package anyfontsize Examples

Code

\newcommand\x{article}
\documentclass{\x}
\usepackage[margin=0.5in,paperwidth=10in,paperheight=13.9in]{geometry}
\usepackage{anyfontsize}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\thefontsize[1]{#1{{\textbackslash\texttt{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}}&{#1\f@size pt HHH\par\the\baselineskip}\rs}
\makeatother
\newcommand\rs{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\newcommand\showfontsize[2]{\fontsize{#1}{#2}\selectfont\texttt{\expandafter\string\csname fontsize{#1}{#2}\endcsname}  &{\fontsize{#1}{#2}\selectfont \csname f@size\endcsname pt HHH\par\the\baselineskip}\rs}
\begin{document}
documentclass: \x \\
global default font size: {\csname f@size\endcsname pt\the\baselineskip}
\vskip 0.5em
\begin{tabular}{p{0.75\textwidth}p{.001\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & font size \rs
\showfontsize{50}{50}
\showfontsize{42}{50}
\showfontsize{36}{36}
\showfontsize{32}{36}
\thefontsize{\Huge}
\showfontsize{24.88}{30}
{\Huge \textbackslash normalsize: }\thefontsize{\normalsize}
{\Huge 10pt: }\showfontsize{10}{12}
{\Huge tiny: }\thefontsize{\tiny}
{\Huge 5pt: }\showfontsize{5}{6}
{\Huge 3pt: }\showfontsize{3}{6}
{\Huge 1pt: }\showfontsize{1}{6}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Content

LaTeX Font Size

Command documentclass

Default Document Font Size

Default Document Font Size Examples

article Example

Code

Output

beamer Example

Code

Output

book Example

Code

Output

IEEEtran Example

Code

Output

letter Example

Code

Output

memoir Example

Code

Output

minimal Example

Code

Output

proc Example

Code

Output

report Example

Code

Output

slides Example

Code

Output

standalone

Code

Output

Command documentclass

Arguments

Argument <class-name>

Argument <options>

Global Document Font Size Examples

article Examples

article Default Font Size Examples

Code

Output

article Font Size 10pt Option Examples

Code

Output

article Font Size 11pt Option Examples

Code

Output

article Font Size 12pt Option Examples

Code

Output

beamer Examples

beamer Default Font Size Examples

Code

Output

beamer Font Size 11pt Option Examples

Code

Output

beamer Font Size 8pt Option Examples

Code

Output

beamer Font Size 20pt Option Examples

Code

Output

Pre-defined Commands

LaTeX Font Size Commands

LaTeX Font Size Examples

article Font Size Typesetting Examples

article Default Font Size Typesetting Examples

Code

Output

article Font Size 12pt Typesetting Examples

Code

Output

beamer Font Size Typesetting Examples