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The em is simply the font size. In an element with a 2in font, 1em thus means 2in. Expressing sizes, such as margins and paddings, in em means they are related to the font size, and if the user h...
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2021-09-16T11:01:33Z (over 3 years ago)
>The em is simply the font size. In an element with a 2in font, 1em thus means 2in. Expressing sizes, such as margins and paddings, in em means they are related to the font size, and if the user has a big font (e.g., on a big screen) or a small font (e.g., on a handheld device), the sizes will be in proportion. Declarations such as 'text-indent: 1.5em' and 'margin: 1em' are extremely common in CSS. ~ https://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/007/units <br/>[SO answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/10275385/16897106) It actually changes font size depending on screen changes if there was no ems in my code then texts won't look good for bigger screens. But without ems I am using default textSize which is 16sp. I am not changing my screen that's why my text size wasn't changing either. That was the main reason of not to see any changes in layout.