# Ignition 8.3 variable text size?

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**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-variable-text-size/108560 "2025-07-16T15:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Deardorff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan_deardorff/32/63815_2.png) [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-variable-text-size/108560/2 "2025-07-16T16:05:40Z")

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Oh God, don't use scripting for that! CSS container queries have length units that are relative to the size of the container:

> [@Constant Container Aspect Ratio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/constant-container-aspect-ratio/107573/6):
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> So I just learned that my example above is doing it the hard way, when I learned about the unique length units available to container queries ([CSS container queries - CSS | MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_containment/Container_queries)). I updated that project I made for you yesterday to demonstrate: [TEST\_2025-06-19\_0914.zip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/5oVj8vwp22Kv21pdnLWvDsZYVZD.zip) (46.5 KB) The CSS is much simpler: .psc-LabelContainer { container-type: size; container-name: card; font-family: Arial; } @container card (width \>= 0px) and (height \>= 0px) { .psc-Label { font-size: min(15cqw, 22cqh); }…

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