CSS3 Change Text Size

Using transform: scale;

HTML

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CSS

*{font-family: sans-serif;}

a{ text-decoration:none;
    display: inline-block;
    color: #03c;
    -webkit-transition: 0.5s;
    -moz-transition: 0.5s;
    -o-transition: 0.5s;
    -ms-transition: 0.5s;
    transition: 0.5s;
}

a:hover {
      background:red;
        color:#FFF;
    -webkit-transform: scale(1.1,1.1);
    -moz-transform: scale(1.1,1.1);
    -o-transform: scale(1.1,1.1);
    -ms-transform: scale(1.1,1.1);
    transform: scale(1.1,1.1);
}