diff --git a/web/source/osk/lengthStyle.ts b/web/source/osk/lengthStyle.ts
index 732b6f3745..16c5c5a790 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/lengthStyle.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/lengthStyle.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,42 @@
 namespace com.keyman.osk {
   export interface LengthStyle {
     val: number,
-    absolute: boolean
+    absolute: boolean,
+    special?: 'em' | 'rem';
   };
 
   export class ParsedLengthStyle implements LengthStyle {
     public readonly val: number;
     public readonly absolute: boolean;
+    public readonly special: 'em' | 'rem';
 
     public constructor(style: LengthStyle | string) {
       if(typeof style == 'string') {
         const parsed = ParsedLengthStyle.parseLengthStyle(style);
         this.val = parsed.val;
         this.absolute = parsed.absolute;
+        if(parsed.special) {
+          this.special = parsed.special;
+        }
       } else {
         this.val = style.val;
         this.absolute = style.absolute;
+        if(style.special) {
+          this.special = style.special;
+        }
       }
     }
 
     public get styleString(): string {
       if(this.absolute) {
         return this.val + 'px';
+      } else if(this.special) {
+        // Only 'em' and 'rem' are allowed, and both may be treated similarly.
+        // Both relate to font sizes, though the path to the reference element
+        // differs between them.
+        return this.val + this.special;
       } else {
-        return this.absolute + '%';
+        return (this.val * 100) + '%';
       }
     }
 
@@ -46,25 +59,31 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
       return new ParsedLengthStyle({val: val, absolute: false});
     }
 
-    private static parseLengthStyle(spec: string): {val: number, absolute: boolean} {
+    private static parseLengthStyle(spec: string): LengthStyle {
       var val: number;
   
       if(spec.indexOf('px') != -1) {
-        val = parseFloat(spec.substr(0, spec.indexOf('px')));
+        val = parseFloat(spec);
         return {val: val, absolute: true};
       } else if(spec.indexOf('pt') != -1) {
         // 16 px ~= 12 pt.
         // Reference: https://kyleschaeffer.com/css-font-size-em-vs-px-vs-pt-vs-percent
-        val = parseFloat(spec.substr(0, spec.indexOf('pt')));
+        val = parseFloat(spec);
         return {val: (4 * val / 3), absolute: true};
       } else if(spec.indexOf('%') != -1) {
-        val = parseFloat(spec.substr(0, spec.indexOf('%')));
+        val = parseFloat(spec);
         return {val: val/100, absolute: false};
       } else if(!isNaN(val = Number(spec))) {
         // Note:  this one is NOT natively handled by browsers!
         //        We'll treat it as if it were 'pt', since that's likely the user's
         //        most familiar font size unit.
         return {val: (4 * val / 3), absolute: true};
+      } else if(spec.indexOf('rem') != -1) {
+        val = parseFloat(spec);
+        return {val: val, absolute: false, special: 'rem'};
+      } else if(spec.indexOf('em') != -1) {
+        val = parseFloat(spec);
+        return {val: val, absolute: false, special: 'em'};
       } else {
         // Cannot parse.
         console.error("Could not properly parse specified length style info: '" + spec + "'.");
diff --git a/web/source/osk/oskKey.ts b/web/source/osk/oskKey.ts
index 71cad5132e..c547629018 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/oskKey.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/oskKey.ts
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
 
     objectUnits(vkbd: VisualKeyboard): string {
       // Returns a unit string corresponding to how the width for each key is specified.
-      if(vkbd.device.formFactor == 'desktop' || vkbd.isStatic) {
-        return '%';
-      } else {
+      if(vkbd.usesFixedScaling) {
         return 'px';
+      } else {
+        return '%';
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/web/source/osk/oskManager.ts b/web/source/osk/oskManager.ts
index 8b0c2c2a69..97f21e5a38 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/oskManager.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/oskManager.ts
@@ -155,25 +155,14 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
 
       // Set scaling for mobile devices here.
       if(device.touchable) {
-        var fontScale: number = 1;
-        if(device.formFactor == 'phone') {
-          fontScale = 1.6 * (keymanweb.isEmbedded ? 0.65 : 0.6) * 1.2;  // Combines original scaling factor with one previously applied to the layer group.
-        } else {
-          // The following is a *temporary* fix for small format tablets, e.g. PendoPad
-          var pixelRatio = 1;
-          if(device.OS == 'Android' && 'devicePixelRatio' in window) {
-            pixelRatio = window.devicePixelRatio;
-          }
-
-          if(device.OS == 'Android' && device.formFactor == 'tablet' && this.getHeight() < 300 * pixelRatio) {
-            fontScale *= 1.2;
-          } else {
-            fontScale *= 2; //'2.5em';
-          }
-        }
+        let fontScale = this.defaultFontSize(device, keymanweb.isEmbedded);
 
         // Finalize the font size parameter.
-        s.fontSize = fontScale + 'em';
+        if(fontScale.absolute) {
+          s.fontSize = fontScale.styleString;
+        } else {
+          s.fontSize = fontScale.val + 'em';
+        }
       }
 
       if(this.vkbd) {
@@ -631,6 +620,32 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
       return width;
     }
 
+    public defaultFontSize(device: Device, isEmbedded: boolean): ParsedLengthStyle {
+      if(device.touchable) {
+        var fontScale: number = 1;
+        if(device.formFactor == 'phone') {
+          fontScale = 1.6 * (isEmbedded ? 0.65 : 0.6) * 1.2;  // Combines original scaling factor with one previously applied to the layer group.
+        } else {
+          // The following is a *temporary* fix for small format tablets, e.g. PendoPad
+          var pixelRatio = 1;
+          if(device.OS == 'Android' && 'devicePixelRatio' in window) {
+            pixelRatio = window.devicePixelRatio;
+          }
+
+          if(device.OS == 'Android' && device.formFactor == 'tablet' && this.getHeight() < 300 * pixelRatio) {
+            fontScale *= 1.2;
+          } else {
+            fontScale *= 2; //'2.5em';
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Finalize the font size parameter.
+        return ParsedLengthStyle.forScalar(fontScale);
+      } else {
+        return this.computedHeight ? ParsedLengthStyle.inPixels(this.computedHeight / 8) : undefined;
+      } 
+    }
+
     /**
      * Allow UI to update OSK position and properties
      *
diff --git a/web/source/osk/utils.ts b/web/source/osk/utils.ts
index 2fc82be848..1e3a622eff 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/utils.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/utils.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
       }
     }
 
-    if(fs.indexOf('em') != -1) {
-      const val = parseFloat(fs);
-      return ParsedLengthStyle.forScalar(val);
-    } else {
-      return new ParsedLengthStyle(fs);
-    }
+    return new ParsedLengthStyle(fs);
   }
 }
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diff --git a/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts b/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
index ff63400d46..07ebcc6b8c 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
      * based scaling.
      */
     public get usesFixedScaling(): boolean {
-      return this.device.touchable;
+      return this.device.touchable && !this.isStatic;
     }
 
     /**