<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
font-size:16px;
}
div {
font-size: 150%;
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>The font-size of this document is 16px.</p>
<div>The font-size of this div element is 150%.</div>
<p>The % unit sets the font-size relative to the current font-size.</p>
</body>
</html>