Web platform features explorer - <meta name="text-scale">

The <meta name="text-scale" content="scale" /> HTML element allows the browser's initial font size to be affected by the operating system text scale settings. The <meta name="text-scale" content="legacy" /> element is the default behavior that respects only browser font-size settings.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

<meta name="text-scale">

Specifications

CSS Fonts Module Level 5 (#text-scale-meta), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome 146 Released on 2026-03-10
Chrome Android 146 Released on 2026-03-10
Edge 146 Released on 2026-03-13
Firefox ❌ See bugzil.la/1976522
Firefox for Android ❌
Safari ❌
Safari on iOS ❌

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.390% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

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