w:szCs (Font Size — Complex Script)

Specifies the font size for complex-script characters in a run, in half-points.

Parent elements

Description

w:szCs specifies the font size for complex-script text (Arabic, Hebrew, etc.) in a run. The value is expressed in half-points (i.e. divide by 2 to get points). It is the complex-script counterpart of w:sz.

It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.3.2.38.

Attributes

Attribute Type Possible Values Description
w:val ST_HpsMeasure Non-negative integer in half-points (e.g. 24 = 12 pt, 28 = 14 pt) Font size for complex-script text.

Examples

<!-- 14 pt Latin text, 16 pt Arabic text in the same run -->
<w:r>
  <w:rPr>
    <w:sz w:val="28"/>
    <w:szCs w:val="32"/>
    <w:rtl/>
  </w:rPr>
  <w:t>مرحبا بالعالم</w:t>
</w:r>

Notes

  • Value is in half-points: 24 = 12 pt, 28 = 14 pt, 32 = 16 pt.
  • When w:szCs is omitted, the complex-script font size falls back to w:sz.
  • The complex-script font is specified via w:rFonts w:cs.