# TextField fontSize not following container style

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/textfield-fontsize-not-following-container-style/41981>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [January 5, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/textfield-fontsize-not-following-container-style/41981 "2021-01-05T20:31:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/textfield-fontsize-not-following-container-style/41981/1 "2021-01-05T20:31:20Z")

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So when a textfield is dropped into a container that has a fontSize defined the textfield font size isn’t changing. I have to specifically go into the TextField style and statically set the fontSize there.

Example:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/c/dceae4a96ff6cdfba1a4898c5e75bcb2ac2fe9c6.png)  
With the root style fonetSize set to x-small the textfield isn’t following it.