css - How to change font-awesome's icon outside size of the container? -


i sorry don't know how describe detail professionally!

i want use font awesome's icon-sort-up so's vote-up icon, when use this:

<i class="icon icon-4x icon-sort-down nomargin"></i> 

i found outside rectangle area far bigger real triangle icon, in detail, take following picture example, height 57px of rectangle bigger height of triangle. hope change height of rectangle, should this?

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i believe that's part of font features. use margin-top:-10px; or position:relative; top:-10px; positions want.