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CSS clamp() from 24px to 48px

This calculator is prefilled for a size that scales from 24px (1.5rem) on small screens to 48px (3rem) on wide screens. Adjust any field to fine-tune it.

Input unit
Output unit

Common presets

Your clamp() value

clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 2.5vw, 3rem)

Slope: 2.5vw · Intercept: 1rem

CSS
clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 2.5vw, 3rem)
CSS custom property
--fluid-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 2.5vw, 3rem);
Tailwind class
text-[clamp(1.5rem,1rem_+_2.5vw,3rem)]

Max is 2× the min – within the 2.5× guideline for WCAG SC 1.4.4 Resize Text.

Rendered size by viewport
ViewportSize (px)Size (rem)
320px241.5
375px25.381.5859
768px35.22.2
1024px41.62.6
1280px483
1440px483
1920px483

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41.6px at a 1024px viewport

Fluid type grows smoothly with the screen.

The clamp() value for 24–48px

With a viewport range of 320px to 1280px the result is clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 2.5vw, 3rem). The size grows by 2.5px for every 100px of viewport width, reaching about 35.2px on a 768px tablet and 41.6px at 1024px, before it settles at 48px from 1280px upward.

The preferred value combines a fixed rem part with a vw part. The rem part keeps the text tied to the reader's browser font size; the vw part supplies the growth. Change the viewport fields above if your layout's container stops growing earlier or later.

When to use 24px to 48px

24 to 48px is a common choice for h2 headings and feature titles. The size doubles across the range, giving desktop layouts strong contrast while keeping phone headings to one or two lines.

The maximum is 2× the minimum, within the 2.5× guideline often applied to WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text, so browser zoom still enlarges this size predictably.

How the numbers are derived

Slope = (48 − 24) ÷ (1280 − 320) = 0.025, which is 2.5vw. Intercept = 24 − slope × 320 = 16px, or 1rem with a 16px root font size. These two numbers form the middle argument of clamp(); the first and last arguments are your minimum and maximum converted to rem.

Using it in your project

Paste the value into a font-size declaration, store it in a custom property such as --fluid-size, or use the Tailwind class text-[clamp(1.5rem,1rem_+_2.5vw,3rem)]. If you need a whole set of related sizes, the type scale generator builds steps around a base size with the same viewport range.

Frequently asked questions

What is 24px in rem?

24px equals 1.5rem and 48px equals 3rem with a 16px root font size, the browser default. If your site uses a different root size, change the root font size field and the rem values update.

How big will the text be on a phone?

At a 375px phone viewport the value renders at about 25.4px. At 320px and below it stays at the 24px minimum.

Will it grow beyond 48px on large monitors?

No. From a 1280px viewport upward clamp() returns the maximum of 48px, so the size does not keep growing on 1920px or ultra-wide screens.

Can I use this value for padding or gap?

Yes. The math is identical for any CSS length. The fluid spacing calculator gives spacing-specific output such as p-[…] or gap-[…] Tailwind classes.