diff --git a/src/Options.js b/src/Options.js
index 4f0b1889..32dce189 100644
--- a/src/Options.js
+++ b/src/Options.js
@@ -5,33 +5,43 @@
  * `.reset` functions.
  */
 
+const BASESIZE = 6;
+
+const sizeStyleMap = [
+    // Each element contains [textsize, scriptsize, scriptscriptsize].
+    // The size mappings are taken from TeX with \normalsize=10pt.
+    [1, 1, 1],    // size1: [5, 5, 5]              \tiny
+    [2, 1, 1],    // size2: [6, 5, 5]
+    [3, 1, 1],    // size3: [7, 5, 5]              \scriptsize
+    [4, 2, 1],    // size4: [8, 6, 5]              \footnotesize
+    [5, 2, 1],    // size5: [9, 6, 5]              \small
+    [6, 3, 1],    // size6: [10, 7, 5]             \normalsize
+    [7, 4, 2],    // size7: [12, 8, 6]             \large
+    [8, 6, 3],    // size8: [14.4, 10, 7]          \Large
+    [9, 7, 6],    // size9: [17.28, 12, 10]        \LARGE
+    [10, 8, 7],   // size10: [20.74, 14.4, 12]     \huge
+    [11, 10, 9],  // size11: [24.88, 20.74, 17.28] \HUGE
+];
+
+const sizeMultipliers = [
+    0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.2, 1.44, 1.728, 2.074, 2.488,
+];
+
 /**
- * This is the main options class. It contains the style, size, color, and font
- * of the current parse level. It also contains the style and size of the parent
- * parse level, so size changes can be handled efficiently.
+ * This is the main options class. It contains the current style, size, color,
+ * and font.
  *
- * Each of the `.with*` and `.reset` functions passes its current style and size
- * as the parentStyle and parentSize of the new options class, so parent
- * handling is taken care of automatically.
+ * Options objects should not be modified. To create a new Options with
+ * different properties, call a `.having*` method.
  */
 function Options(data) {
     this.style = data.style;
     this.color = data.color;
-    this.size = data.size;
+    this.size = data.size || BASESIZE;
+    this.textSize = data.textSize || this.size;
     this.phantom = data.phantom;
     this.font = data.font;
-
-    if (data.parentStyle === undefined) {
-        this.parentStyle = data.style;
-    } else {
-        this.parentStyle = data.parentStyle;
-    }
-
-    if (data.parentSize === undefined) {
-        this.parentSize = data.size;
-    } else {
-        this.parentSize = data.parentSize;
-    }
+    this.sizeMultiplier = sizeMultipliers[this.size - 1];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -42,9 +52,8 @@ Options.prototype.extend = function(extension) {
     const data = {
         style: this.style,
         size: this.size,
+        textSize: this.textSize,
         color: this.color,
-        parentStyle: this.style,
-        parentSize: this.size,
         phantom: this.phantom,
         font: this.font,
     };
@@ -58,22 +67,66 @@ Options.prototype.extend = function(extension) {
     return new Options(data);
 };
 
+function sizeAtStyle(size, style) {
+    return style.size < 2 ? size : sizeStyleMap[size - 1][style.size - 1];
+}
+
 /**
- * Create a new options object with the given style.
+ * Return an options object with the given style. If `this.style === style`,
+ * returns `this`.
  */
-Options.prototype.withStyle = function(style) {
-    return this.extend({
-        style: style,
-    });
+Options.prototype.havingStyle = function(style) {
+    if (this.style === style) {
+        return this;
+    } else {
+        return this.extend({
+            style: style,
+            size: sizeAtStyle(this.textSize, style),
+        });
+    }
 };
 
 /**
- * Create a new options object with the given size.
+ * Return an options object with a cramped version of the current style. If
+ * the current style is cramped, returns `this`.
  */
-Options.prototype.withSize = function(size) {
-    return this.extend({
-        size: size,
-    });
+Options.prototype.havingCrampedStyle = function() {
+    return this.havingStyle(this.style.cramp());
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return an options object with the given size and in at least `\textstyle`.
+ * Returns `this` if appropriate.
+ */
+Options.prototype.havingSize = function(size) {
+    if (this.size === size && this.textSize === size) {
+        return this;
+    } else {
+        return this.extend({
+            style: this.style.text(),
+            size: size,
+            textSize: size,
+        });
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Like `this.havingSize(BASESIZE).havingStyle(style)`. If `style` is omitted,
+ * changes to at least `\textstyle`.
+ */
+Options.prototype.havingBaseStyle = function(style) {
+    style = style || this.style.text();
+    const wantSize = sizeAtStyle(BASESIZE, style);
+    if (this.size === wantSize && this.textSize === BASESIZE
+        && this.style === style) {
+        return this;
+    } else {
+        return this.extend({
+            style: style,
+            size: wantSize,
+            baseSize: BASESIZE,
+        });
+    }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -104,11 +157,27 @@ Options.prototype.withFont = function(font) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Create a new options object with the same style, size, and color. This is
- * used so that parent style and size changes are handled correctly.
+ * Return the CSS sizing classes required to switch from enclosing options
+ * `oldOptions` to `this`. Returns an array of classes.
  */
-Options.prototype.reset = function() {
-    return this.extend({});
+Options.prototype.sizingClasses = function(oldOptions) {
+    if (oldOptions.size !== this.size) {
+        return ["sizing", "reset-size" + oldOptions.size, "size" + this.size];
+    } else {
+        return [];
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return the CSS sizing classes required to switch to the base size. Like
+ * `this.havingSize(BASESIZE).sizingClasses(this)`.
+ */
+Options.prototype.baseSizingClasses = function() {
+    if (this.size !== BASESIZE) {
+        return ["sizing", "reset-size" + this.size, "size" + BASESIZE];
+    } else {
+        return [];
+    }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -186,4 +255,9 @@ Options.prototype.getColor = function() {
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * The base size index.
+ */
+Options.BASESIZE = BASESIZE;
+
 module.exports = Options;
diff --git a/src/Parser.js b/src/Parser.js
index 2cfb2989..5845fc2b 100644
--- a/src/Parser.js
+++ b/src/Parser.js
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ Parser.prototype.parseAtom = function() {
 
 // A list of the size-changing functions, for use in parseImplicitGroup
 const sizeFuncs = [
-    "\\tiny", "\\scriptsize", "\\footnotesize", "\\small", "\\normalsize",
-    "\\large", "\\Large", "\\LARGE", "\\huge", "\\Huge",
+    "\\tiny", "\\sixptsize", "\\scriptsize", "\\footnotesize", "\\small",
+    "\\normalsize", "\\large", "\\Large", "\\LARGE", "\\huge", "\\Huge",
 ];
 
 // A list of the style-changing functions, for use in parseImplicitGroup
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ Parser.prototype.parseImplicitGroup = function() {
         const body = this.parseExpression(false);
         return new ParseNode("sizing", {
             // Figure out what size to use based on the list of functions above
-            size: "size" + (utils.indexOf(sizeFuncs, func) + 1),
+            size: utils.indexOf(sizeFuncs, func) + 1,
             value: body,
         }, this.mode);
     } else if (utils.contains(styleFuncs, func)) {
diff --git a/src/Style.js b/src/Style.js
index d5e28dff..06ff910f 100644
--- a/src/Style.js
+++ b/src/Style.js
@@ -22,15 +22,12 @@ for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 
 /**
  * The main style class. Contains a unique id for the style, a size (which is
- * the same for cramped and uncramped version of a style), a cramped flag, and a
- * size multiplier, which gives the size difference between a style and
- * textstyle.
+ * the same for cramped and uncramped version of a style), and a cramped flag.
  */
-function Style(id, size, multiplier, cramped) {
+function Style(id, size, cramped) {
     this.id = id;
     this.size = size;
     this.cramped = cramped;
-    this.sizeMultiplier = multiplier;
     this.metrics = metrics[size > 0 ? size - 1 : 0];
 }
 
@@ -73,17 +70,10 @@ Style.prototype.cramp = function() {
 };
 
 /**
- * HTML class name, like "displaystyle cramped"
+ * Get a text or display version of this style.
  */
-Style.prototype.cls = function() {
-    return sizeNames[this.size] + (this.cramped ? " cramped" : " uncramped");
-};
-
-/**
- * HTML Reset class name, like "reset-textstyle"
- */
-Style.prototype.reset = function() {
-    return resetNames[this.size];
+Style.prototype.text = function() {
+    return styles[text[this.id]];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -103,32 +93,16 @@ const Sc = 5;
 const SS = 6;
 const SSc = 7;
 
-// String names for the different sizes
-const sizeNames = [
-    "displaystyle textstyle",
-    "textstyle",
-    "scriptstyle",
-    "scriptscriptstyle",
-];
-
-// Reset names for the different sizes
-const resetNames = [
-    "reset-textstyle",
-    "reset-textstyle",
-    "reset-scriptstyle",
-    "reset-scriptscriptstyle",
-];
-
 // Instances of the different styles
 const styles = [
-    new Style(D, 0, 1.0, false),
-    new Style(Dc, 0, 1.0, true),
-    new Style(T, 1, 1.0, false),
-    new Style(Tc, 1, 1.0, true),
-    new Style(S, 2, 0.7, false),
-    new Style(Sc, 2, 0.7, true),
-    new Style(SS, 3, 0.5, false),
-    new Style(SSc, 3, 0.5, true),
+    new Style(D, 0, false),
+    new Style(Dc, 0, true),
+    new Style(T, 1, false),
+    new Style(Tc, 1, true),
+    new Style(S, 2, false),
+    new Style(Sc, 2, true),
+    new Style(SS, 3, false),
+    new Style(SSc, 3, true),
 ];
 
 // Lookup tables for switching from one style to another
@@ -137,6 +111,7 @@ const sub = [Sc, Sc, Sc, Sc, SSc, SSc, SSc, SSc];
 const fracNum = [T, Tc, S, Sc, SS, SSc, SS, SSc];
 const fracDen = [Tc, Tc, Sc, Sc, SSc, SSc, SSc, SSc];
 const cramp = [Dc, Dc, Tc, Tc, Sc, Sc, SSc, SSc];
+const text = [D, Dc, T, Tc, T, Tc, T, Tc];
 
 // We only export some of the styles. Also, we don't export the `Style` class so
 // no more styles can be generated.
diff --git a/src/buildCommon.js b/src/buildCommon.js
index 47773425..d9a6a8c4 100644
--- a/src/buildCommon.js
+++ b/src/buildCommon.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const makeSymbol = function(value, fontFamily, mode, options, classes) {
     }
 
     if (options) {
+        symbolNode.maxFontSize = options.sizeMultiplier;
         if (options.style.isTight()) {
             symbolNode.classes.push("mtight");
         }
@@ -239,11 +240,10 @@ const makeFragment = function(children) {
  */
 const makeFontSizer = function(options, fontSize) {
     const fontSizeInner = makeSpan([], [new domTree.symbolNode("\u200b")]);
-    fontSizeInner.style.fontSize =
-        (fontSize / options.style.sizeMultiplier) + "em";
+    fontSizeInner.style.fontSize = fontSize + "em";
 
     const fontSizer = makeSpan(
-        ["fontsize-ensurer", "reset-" + options.size, "size5"],
+        ["fontsize-ensurer"].concat(options.baseSizingClasses()),
         [fontSizeInner]);
 
     return fontSizer;
@@ -378,20 +378,6 @@ const makeVList = function(children, positionType, positionData, options) {
     return vlist;
 };
 
-// A table of size -> font size for the different sizing functions
-const sizingMultiplier = {
-    size1: 0.5,
-    size2: 0.7,
-    size3: 0.8,
-    size4: 0.9,
-    size5: 1.0,
-    size6: 1.2,
-    size7: 1.44,
-    size8: 1.73,
-    size9: 2.07,
-    size10: 2.49,
-};
-
 // A map of spacing functions to their attributes, like size and corresponding
 // CSS class
 const spacingFunctions = {
@@ -486,6 +472,5 @@ module.exports = {
     makeVList: makeVList,
     makeOrd: makeOrd,
     prependChildren: prependChildren,
-    sizingMultiplier: sizingMultiplier,
     spacingFunctions: spacingFunctions,
 };
diff --git a/src/buildHTML.js b/src/buildHTML.js
index b325ab51..9d492dac 100644
--- a/src/buildHTML.js
+++ b/src/buildHTML.js
@@ -216,10 +216,8 @@ const isCharacterBox = function(group) {
 };
 
 const makeNullDelimiter = function(options, classes) {
-    return makeSpan(classes.concat([
-        "sizing", "reset-" + options.size, "size5",
-        options.style.reset(), Style.TEXT.cls(),
-        "nulldelimiter"]));
+    const moreClasses = ["nulldelimiter"].concat(options.baseSizingClasses());
+    return makeSpan(classes.concat(moreClasses));
 };
 
 /**
@@ -267,9 +265,8 @@ groupTypes.punct = function(group, options) {
 };
 
 groupTypes.ordgroup = function(group, options) {
-    return makeSpan(
-        ["mord", options.style.cls()],
-        buildExpression(group.value, options.reset(), true),
+    return makeSpan(["mord"],
+        buildExpression(group.value, options, true),
         options
     );
 };
@@ -283,7 +280,7 @@ groupTypes.text = function(group, options) {
             i--;
         }
     }
-    return makeSpan(["mord", "text", newOptions.style.cls()],
+    return makeSpan(["mord", "text"],
         inner, newOptions);
 };
 
@@ -311,43 +308,33 @@ groupTypes.supsub = function(group, options) {
         return groupTypes[group.value.base.type](group, options);
     }
 
-    const base = buildGroup(group.value.base, options.reset());
-    let supmid;
-    let submid;
-    let sup;
-    let sub;
+    const base = buildGroup(group.value.base, options);
+    let supm;
+    let subm;
 
     const style = options.style;
     let newOptions;
 
+    // Rule 18a
+    let supShift = 0;
+    let subShift = 0;
+
     if (group.value.sup) {
-        newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sup());
-        sup = buildGroup(group.value.sup, newOptions);
-        supmid = makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sup().cls()],
-            [sup], newOptions);
+        newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sup());
+        supm = buildGroup(group.value.sup, newOptions, options);
+        if (!isCharacterBox(group.value.base)) {
+            supShift = base.height - newOptions.style.metrics.supDrop
+                * newOptions.sizeMultiplier / options.sizeMultiplier;
+        }
     }
 
     if (group.value.sub) {
-        newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sub());
-        sub = buildGroup(group.value.sub, newOptions);
-        submid = makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sub().cls()],
-            [sub], newOptions);
-    }
-
-    // Rule 18a
-    let supShift;
-    let subShift;
-    if (isCharacterBox(group.value.base)) {
-        supShift = 0;
-        subShift = 0;
-    } else {
-        const supstyle = style.sup();
-        supShift = base.height - supstyle.metrics.supDrop
-            * supstyle.sizeMultiplier;
-
-        const substyle = style.sub();
-        subShift = base.depth + substyle.metrics.subDrop
-            * substyle.sizeMultiplier;
+        newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sub());
+        subm = buildGroup(group.value.sub, newOptions, options);
+        if (!isCharacterBox(group.value.base)) {
+            subShift = base.depth + newOptions.style.metrics.subDrop
+                * newOptions.sizeMultiplier / options.sizeMultiplier;
+        }
     }
 
     // Rule 18c
@@ -362,8 +349,7 @@ groupTypes.supsub = function(group, options) {
 
     // scriptspace is a font-size-independent size, so scale it
     // appropriately
-    const multiplier = Style.TEXT.sizeMultiplier *
-            style.sizeMultiplier;
+    const multiplier = options.sizeMultiplier;
     const scriptspace =
         (0.5 / fontMetrics.metrics.ptPerEm) / multiplier + "em";
 
@@ -372,10 +358,10 @@ groupTypes.supsub = function(group, options) {
         // Rule 18b
         subShift = Math.max(
             subShift, style.metrics.sub1,
-            sub.height - 0.8 * style.metrics.xHeight);
+            subm.height - 0.8 * style.metrics.xHeight);
 
         supsub = buildCommon.makeVList([
-            {type: "elem", elem: submid},
+            {type: "elem", elem: subm},
         ], "shift", subShift, options);
 
         supsub.children[0].style.marginRight = scriptspace;
@@ -389,25 +375,25 @@ groupTypes.supsub = function(group, options) {
     } else if (!group.value.sub) {
         // Rule 18c, d
         supShift = Math.max(supShift, minSupShift,
-            sup.depth + 0.25 * style.metrics.xHeight);
+            supm.depth + 0.25 * style.metrics.xHeight);
 
         supsub = buildCommon.makeVList([
-            {type: "elem", elem: supmid},
+            {type: "elem", elem: supm},
         ], "shift", -supShift, options);
 
         supsub.children[0].style.marginRight = scriptspace;
     } else {
         supShift = Math.max(
-            supShift, minSupShift, sup.depth + 0.25 * style.metrics.xHeight);
+            supShift, minSupShift, supm.depth + 0.25 * style.metrics.xHeight);
         subShift = Math.max(subShift, style.metrics.sub2);
 
         const ruleWidth = fontMetrics.metrics.defaultRuleThickness;
 
         // Rule 18e
-        if ((supShift - sup.depth) - (sub.height - subShift) <
+        if ((supShift - supm.depth) - (subm.height - subShift) <
                 4 * ruleWidth) {
-            subShift = 4 * ruleWidth - (supShift - sup.depth) + sub.height;
-            const psi = 0.8 * style.metrics.xHeight - (supShift - sup.depth);
+            subShift = 4 * ruleWidth - (supShift - supm.depth) + subm.height;
+            const psi = 0.8 * style.metrics.xHeight - (supShift - supm.depth);
             if (psi > 0) {
                 supShift += psi;
                 subShift -= psi;
@@ -415,8 +401,8 @@ groupTypes.supsub = function(group, options) {
         }
 
         supsub = buildCommon.makeVList([
-            {type: "elem", elem: submid, shift: subShift},
-            {type: "elem", elem: supmid, shift: -supShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: subm, shift: subShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: supm, shift: -supShift},
         ], "individualShift", null, options);
 
         // See comment above about subscripts not being shifted
@@ -450,23 +436,19 @@ groupTypes.genfrac = function(group, options) {
     const dstyle = style.fracDen();
     let newOptions;
 
-    newOptions = options.withStyle(nstyle);
-    const numer = buildGroup(group.value.numer, newOptions);
-    const numerreset = makeSpan([style.reset(), nstyle.cls()],
-        [numer], newOptions);
+    newOptions = options.havingStyle(nstyle);
+    const numerm = buildGroup(group.value.numer, newOptions, options);
 
-    newOptions = options.withStyle(dstyle);
-    const denom = buildGroup(group.value.denom, newOptions);
-    const denomreset = makeSpan([style.reset(), dstyle.cls()],
-        [denom], newOptions);
+    newOptions = options.havingStyle(dstyle);
+    const denomm = buildGroup(group.value.denom, newOptions, options);
 
-    let ruleWidth;
+    let rule;
     if (group.value.hasBarLine) {
-        ruleWidth = fontMetrics.metrics.defaultRuleThickness /
-            options.style.sizeMultiplier;
+        rule = makeLineSpan("frac-line", options);
     } else {
-        ruleWidth = 0;
+        rule = null;
     }
+    const ruleWidth = rule ? rule.height : 0;
 
     // Rule 15b
     let numShift;
@@ -495,53 +477,48 @@ groupTypes.genfrac = function(group, options) {
     if (ruleWidth === 0) {
         // Rule 15c
         const candidateClearance =
-            (numShift - numer.depth) - (denom.height - denomShift);
+            (numShift - numerm.depth) - (denomm.height - denomShift);
         if (candidateClearance < clearance) {
             numShift += 0.5 * (clearance - candidateClearance);
             denomShift += 0.5 * (clearance - candidateClearance);
         }
 
         frac = buildCommon.makeVList([
-            {type: "elem", elem: denomreset, shift: denomShift},
-            {type: "elem", elem: numerreset, shift: -numShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: denomm, shift: denomShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: numerm, shift: -numShift},
         ], "individualShift", null, options);
     } else {
         // Rule 15d
         const axisHeight = style.metrics.axisHeight;
 
-        if ((numShift - numer.depth) - (axisHeight + 0.5 * ruleWidth) <
+        if ((numShift - numerm.depth) - (axisHeight + 0.5 * ruleWidth) <
                 clearance) {
             numShift +=
-                clearance - ((numShift - numer.depth) -
+                clearance - ((numShift - numerm.depth) -
                              (axisHeight + 0.5 * ruleWidth));
         }
 
-        if ((axisHeight - 0.5 * ruleWidth) - (denom.height - denomShift) <
+        if ((axisHeight - 0.5 * ruleWidth) - (denomm.height - denomShift) <
                 clearance) {
             denomShift +=
                 clearance - ((axisHeight - 0.5 * ruleWidth) -
-                             (denom.height - denomShift));
+                             (denomm.height - denomShift));
         }
 
-        const mid = makeSpan(
-            [options.style.reset(), Style.TEXT.cls(), "frac-line"]);
-        // Manually set the height of the line because its height is
-        // created in CSS
-        mid.height = ruleWidth;
-
         const midShift = -(axisHeight - 0.5 * ruleWidth);
 
         frac = buildCommon.makeVList([
-            {type: "elem", elem: denomreset, shift: denomShift},
-            {type: "elem", elem: mid,        shift: midShift},
-            {type: "elem", elem: numerreset, shift: -numShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: denomm, shift: denomShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: rule,   shift: midShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: numerm, shift: -numShift},
         ], "individualShift", null, options);
     }
 
     // Since we manually change the style sometimes (with \dfrac or \tfrac),
     // account for the possible size change here.
-    frac.height *= style.sizeMultiplier / options.style.sizeMultiplier;
-    frac.depth *= style.sizeMultiplier / options.style.sizeMultiplier;
+    newOptions = options.havingStyle(style);
+    frac.height *= newOptions.sizeMultiplier / options.sizeMultiplier;
+    frac.depth *= newOptions.sizeMultiplier / options.sizeMultiplier;
 
     // Rule 15e
     let delimSize;
@@ -558,18 +535,18 @@ groupTypes.genfrac = function(group, options) {
     } else {
         leftDelim = delimiter.customSizedDelim(
             group.value.leftDelim, delimSize, true,
-            options.withStyle(style), group.mode, ["mopen"]);
+            options.havingStyle(style), group.mode, ["mopen"]);
     }
     if (group.value.rightDelim == null) {
         rightDelim = makeNullDelimiter(options, ["mclose"]);
     } else {
         rightDelim = delimiter.customSizedDelim(
             group.value.rightDelim, delimSize, true,
-            options.withStyle(style), group.mode, ["mclose"]);
+            options.havingStyle(style), group.mode, ["mclose"]);
     }
 
     return makeSpan(
-        ["mord", options.style.reset(), style.cls()],
+        ["mord"].concat(newOptions.sizingClasses(options)),
         [leftDelim, makeSpan(["mfrac"], [frac]), rightDelim],
         options);
 };
@@ -770,18 +747,18 @@ groupTypes.spacing = function(group, options) {
 
 groupTypes.llap = function(group, options) {
     const inner = makeSpan(
-        ["inner"], [buildGroup(group.value.body, options.reset())]);
+        ["inner"], [buildGroup(group.value.body, options)]);
     const fix = makeSpan(["fix"], []);
     return makeSpan(
-        ["mord", "llap", options.style.cls()], [inner, fix], options);
+        ["mord", "llap"], [inner, fix], options);
 };
 
 groupTypes.rlap = function(group, options) {
     const inner = makeSpan(
-        ["inner"], [buildGroup(group.value.body, options.reset())]);
+        ["inner"], [buildGroup(group.value.body, options)]);
     const fix = makeSpan(["fix"], []);
     return makeSpan(
-        ["mord", "rlap", options.style.cls()], [inner, fix], options);
+        ["mord", "rlap"], [inner, fix], options);
 };
 
 groupTypes.op = function(group, options) {
@@ -831,7 +808,7 @@ groupTypes.op = function(group, options) {
         // don't actually apply this here, but instead it is used either in
         // the vlist creation or separately when there are no limits.
         baseShift = (base.height - base.depth) / 2 -
-            style.metrics.axisHeight * style.sizeMultiplier;
+            style.metrics.axisHeight * options.sizeMultiplier;
 
         // The slant of the symbol is just its italic correction.
         slant = base.italic;
@@ -857,33 +834,29 @@ groupTypes.op = function(group, options) {
         // in a new span so it is an inline, and works.
         base = makeSpan([], [base]);
 
-        let supmid;
+        let supm;
         let supKern;
-        let submid;
+        let subm;
         let subKern;
         let newOptions;
         // We manually have to handle the superscripts and subscripts. This,
         // aside from the kern calculations, is copied from supsub.
         if (supGroup) {
-            newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sup());
-            const sup = buildGroup(supGroup, newOptions);
-            supmid = makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sup().cls()],
-                [sup], newOptions);
+            newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sup());
+            supm = buildGroup(supGroup, newOptions, options);
 
             supKern = Math.max(
                 fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing1,
-                fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing3 - sup.depth);
+                fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing3 - supm.depth);
         }
 
         if (subGroup) {
-            newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sub());
-            const sub = buildGroup(subGroup, newOptions);
-            submid = makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sub().cls()],
-                [sub], newOptions);
+            newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sub());
+            subm = buildGroup(subGroup, newOptions, options);
 
             subKern = Math.max(
                 fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing2,
-                fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing4 - sub.height);
+                fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing4 - subm.height);
         }
 
         // Build the final group as a vlist of the possible subscript, base,
@@ -896,7 +869,7 @@ groupTypes.op = function(group, options) {
 
             finalGroup = buildCommon.makeVList([
                 {type: "kern", size: fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing5},
-                {type: "elem", elem: submid},
+                {type: "elem", elem: subm},
                 {type: "kern", size: subKern},
                 {type: "elem", elem: base},
             ], "top", top, options);
@@ -912,7 +885,7 @@ groupTypes.op = function(group, options) {
             finalGroup = buildCommon.makeVList([
                 {type: "elem", elem: base},
                 {type: "kern", size: supKern},
-                {type: "elem", elem: supmid},
+                {type: "elem", elem: supm},
                 {type: "kern", size: fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing5},
             ], "bottom", bottom, options);
 
@@ -925,17 +898,17 @@ groupTypes.op = function(group, options) {
             return base;
         } else {
             bottom = fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing5 +
-                submid.height + submid.depth +
+                subm.height + subm.depth +
                 subKern +
                 base.depth + baseShift;
 
             finalGroup = buildCommon.makeVList([
                 {type: "kern", size: fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing5},
-                {type: "elem", elem: submid},
+                {type: "elem", elem: subm},
                 {type: "kern", size: subKern},
                 {type: "elem", elem: base},
                 {type: "kern", size: supKern},
-                {type: "elem", elem: supmid},
+                {type: "elem", elem: supm},
                 {type: "kern", size: fontMetrics.metrics.bigOpSpacing5},
             ], "bottom", bottom, options);
 
@@ -1034,29 +1007,33 @@ groupTypes.katex = function(group, options) {
         ["mord", "katex-logo"], [k, a, t, e, x], options);
 };
 
+const makeLineSpan = function(className, options) {
+    const baseOptions = options.havingBaseStyle();
+    const line = makeSpan(
+        [className].concat(baseOptions.sizingClasses(options)),
+        [], options);
+    line.height = fontMetrics.metrics.defaultRuleThickness /
+        options.sizeMultiplier;
+    line.maxFontSize = 1.0;
+    return line;
+};
+
 groupTypes.overline = function(group, options) {
     // Overlines are handled in the TeXbook pg 443, Rule 9.
-    const style = options.style;
 
     // Build the inner group in the cramped style.
     const innerGroup = buildGroup(group.value.body,
-            options.withStyle(style.cramp()));
-
-    const ruleWidth = fontMetrics.metrics.defaultRuleThickness /
-        style.sizeMultiplier;
+            options.havingCrampedStyle());
 
     // Create the line above the body
-    const line = makeSpan(
-        [style.reset(), Style.TEXT.cls(), "overline-line"]);
-    line.height = ruleWidth;
-    line.maxFontSize = 1.0;
+    const line = makeLineSpan("overline-line", options);
 
     // Generate the vlist, with the appropriate kerns
     const vlist = buildCommon.makeVList([
         {type: "elem", elem: innerGroup},
-        {type: "kern", size: 3 * ruleWidth},
+        {type: "kern", size: 3 * line.height},
         {type: "elem", elem: line},
-        {type: "kern", size: ruleWidth},
+        {type: "kern", size: line.height},
     ], "firstBaseline", null, options);
 
     return makeSpan(["mord", "overline"], [vlist], options);
@@ -1064,24 +1041,17 @@ groupTypes.overline = function(group, options) {
 
 groupTypes.underline = function(group, options) {
     // Underlines are handled in the TeXbook pg 443, Rule 10.
-    const style = options.style;
-
     // Build the inner group.
     const innerGroup = buildGroup(group.value.body, options);
 
-    const ruleWidth = fontMetrics.metrics.defaultRuleThickness /
-        style.sizeMultiplier;
-
     // Create the line above the body
-    const line = makeSpan([style.reset(), Style.TEXT.cls(), "underline-line"]);
-    line.height = ruleWidth;
-    line.maxFontSize = 1.0;
+    const line = makeLineSpan("underline-line", options);
 
     // Generate the vlist, with the appropriate kerns
     const vlist = buildCommon.makeVList([
-        {type: "kern", size: ruleWidth},
+        {type: "kern", size: line.height},
         {type: "elem", elem: line},
-        {type: "kern", size: 3 * ruleWidth},
+        {type: "kern", size: 3 * line.height},
         {type: "elem", elem: innerGroup},
     ], "top", innerGroup.height, options);
 
@@ -1090,32 +1060,24 @@ groupTypes.underline = function(group, options) {
 
 groupTypes.sqrt = function(group, options) {
     // Square roots are handled in the TeXbook pg. 443, Rule 11.
-    const style = options.style;
 
     // First, we do the same steps as in overline to build the inner group
     // and line
-    const inner = buildGroup(
-        group.value.body, options.withStyle(style.cramp()));
+    const inner = buildGroup(group.value.body, options.havingCrampedStyle());
 
-    const ruleWidth = fontMetrics.metrics.defaultRuleThickness /
-        style.sizeMultiplier;
-
-    const line = makeSpan(
-        [style.reset(), Style.TEXT.cls(), "sqrt-line"], [],
-        options);
-    line.height = ruleWidth;
-    line.maxFontSize = 1.0;
+    const line = makeLineSpan("sqrt-line", options);
+    const ruleWidth = line.height;
 
     let phi = ruleWidth;
-    if (style.id < Style.TEXT.id) {
-        phi = style.metrics.xHeight;
+    if (options.style.id < Style.TEXT.id) {
+        phi = options.style.metrics.xHeight * options.sizeMultiplier;
     }
 
     // Calculate the clearance between the body and line
     let lineClearance = ruleWidth + phi / 4;
 
-    const innerHeight = (inner.height + inner.depth) * style.sizeMultiplier;
-    const minDelimiterHeight = innerHeight + lineClearance + ruleWidth;
+    const minDelimiterHeight = (inner.height + inner.depth +
+        lineClearance + ruleWidth) * options.sizeMultiplier;
 
     // Create a \surd delimiter of the required minimum size
     const delim = makeSpan(["sqrt-sign"], [
@@ -1161,12 +1123,8 @@ groupTypes.sqrt = function(group, options) {
         // Handle the optional root index
 
         // The index is always in scriptscript style
-        const newOptions = options.withStyle(Style.SCRIPTSCRIPT);
-        const root = buildGroup(group.value.index, newOptions);
-        const rootWrap = makeSpan(
-            [style.reset(), Style.SCRIPTSCRIPT.cls()],
-            [root],
-            newOptions);
+        const newOptions = options.havingStyle(Style.SCRIPTSCRIPT);
+        const rootm = buildGroup(group.value.index, newOptions, options);
 
         // Figure out the height and depth of the inner part
         const innerRootHeight = Math.max(delim.height, body.height);
@@ -1178,7 +1136,7 @@ groupTypes.sqrt = function(group, options) {
 
         // Build a VList with the superscript shifted up correctly
         const rootVList = buildCommon.makeVList(
-            [{type: "elem", elem: rootWrap}],
+            [{type: "elem", elem: rootm}],
             "shift", -toShift, options);
         // Add a class surrounding it so we can add on the appropriate
         // kerning
@@ -1189,35 +1147,37 @@ groupTypes.sqrt = function(group, options) {
     }
 };
 
-groupTypes.sizing = function(group, options) {
-    // Handle sizing operators like \Huge. Real TeX doesn't actually allow
-    // these functions inside of math expressions, so we do some special
-    // handling.
-    const inner = buildExpression(group.value.value,
-            options.withSize(group.value.size), false);
-
-    // Compute the correct maxFontSize.
-    const style = options.style;
-    const fontSize = buildCommon.sizingMultiplier[group.value.size] *
-          style.sizeMultiplier;
+function sizingGroup(value, options, baseOptions) {
+    const inner = buildExpression(value, options, false);
+    const multiplier = options.sizeMultiplier / baseOptions.sizeMultiplier;
 
     // Add size-resetting classes to the inner list and set maxFontSize
     // manually. Handle nested size changes.
     for (let i = 0; i < inner.length; i++) {
         const pos = utils.indexOf(inner[i].classes, "sizing");
         if (pos < 0) {
-            inner[i].classes.push("sizing", "reset-" + options.size,
-                                  group.value.size, style.cls());
-            inner[i].maxFontSize = fontSize;
-        } else if (inner[i].classes[pos + 1] === "reset-" + group.value.size) {
+            Array.prototype.push.apply(inner[i].classes,
+                options.sizingClasses(baseOptions));
+        } else if (inner[i].classes[pos + 1] === "reset-size" + options.size) {
             // This is a nested size change: e.g., inner[i] is the "b" in
             // `\Huge a \small b`. Override the old size (the `reset-` class)
             // but not the new size.
-            inner[i].classes[pos + 1] = "reset-" + options.size;
+            inner[i].classes[pos + 1] = "reset-size" + baseOptions.size;
         }
+
+        inner[i].height *= multiplier;
+        inner[i].depth *= multiplier;
     }
 
     return buildCommon.makeFragment(inner);
+}
+
+groupTypes.sizing = function(group, options) {
+    // Handle sizing operators like \Huge. Real TeX doesn't actually allow
+    // these functions inside of math expressions, so we do some special
+    // handling.
+    const newOptions = options.havingSize(group.value.size);
+    return sizingGroup(group.value.value, newOptions, options);
 };
 
 groupTypes.styling = function(group, options) {
@@ -1232,25 +1192,8 @@ groupTypes.styling = function(group, options) {
     };
 
     const newStyle = styleMap[group.value.style];
-    const newOptions = options.withStyle(newStyle);
-
-    // Build the inner expression in the new style.
-    const inner = buildExpression(
-        group.value.value, newOptions, false);
-
-    // Add style-resetting classes to the inner list. Handle nested changes.
-    for (let i = 0; i < inner.length; i++) {
-        const pos = utils.indexOf(inner[i].classes, newStyle.reset());
-        if (pos < 0) {
-            inner[i].classes.push(options.style.reset(), newStyle.cls());
-        } else {
-            // This is a nested style change, as `\textstyle a\scriptstyle b`.
-            // Only override the old style (the reset class).
-            inner[i].classes[pos] = options.style.reset();
-        }
-    }
-
-    return new buildCommon.makeFragment(inner);
+    const newOptions = options.havingStyle(newStyle);
+    return sizingGroup(group.value.value, newOptions, options);
 };
 
 groupTypes.font = function(group, options) {
@@ -1275,7 +1218,7 @@ groupTypes.delimsizing = function(group, options) {
 
 groupTypes.leftright = function(group, options) {
     // Build the inner expression
-    const inner = buildExpression(group.value.body, options.reset(), true);
+    const inner = buildExpression(group.value.body, options, true);
 
     let innerHeight = 0;
     let innerDepth = 0;
@@ -1291,13 +1234,11 @@ groupTypes.leftright = function(group, options) {
         }
     }
 
-    const style = options.style;
-
     // The size of delimiters is the same, regardless of what style we are
     // in. Thus, to correctly calculate the size of delimiter we need around
     // a group, we scale down the inner size based on the size.
-    innerHeight *= style.sizeMultiplier;
-    innerDepth *= style.sizeMultiplier;
+    innerHeight *= options.sizeMultiplier;
+    innerDepth *= options.sizeMultiplier;
 
     let leftDelim;
     if (group.value.left === ".") {
@@ -1343,8 +1284,7 @@ groupTypes.leftright = function(group, options) {
     // Add it to the end of the expression.
     inner.push(rightDelim);
 
-    return makeSpan(
-        ["minner", style.cls()], inner, options);
+    return makeSpan(["minner"], inner, options);
 };
 
 groupTypes.middle = function(group, options) {
@@ -1376,9 +1316,9 @@ groupTypes.rule = function(group, options) {
 
     // The sizes of rules are absolute, so make it larger if we are in a
     // smaller style.
-    shift /= style.sizeMultiplier;
-    width /= style.sizeMultiplier;
-    height /= style.sizeMultiplier;
+    shift /= options.sizeMultiplier;
+    width /= options.sizeMultiplier;
+    height /= options.sizeMultiplier;
 
     // Style the rule to the right size
     rule.style.borderRightWidth = width + "em";
@@ -1403,7 +1343,7 @@ groupTypes.kern = function(group, options) {
         dimension = calculateSize(group.value.dimension, style);
     }
 
-    dimension /= style.sizeMultiplier;
+    dimension /= options.sizeMultiplier;
 
     rule.style.marginLeft = dimension + "em";
 
@@ -1436,13 +1376,11 @@ groupTypes.accent = function(group, options) {
 
         // Rerender the supsub group with its new base, and store that
         // result.
-        supsubGroup = buildGroup(
-            supsub, options.reset());
+        supsubGroup = buildGroup(supsub, options);
     }
 
     // Build the base group
-    const body = buildGroup(
-        base, options.withStyle(style.cramp()));
+    const body = buildGroup(base, options.havingCrampedStyle());
 
     // Does the accent need to shift for the skew of a character?
     const mustShift = group.value.isShifty && isCharacterBox(base);
@@ -1458,8 +1396,7 @@ groupTypes.accent = function(group, options) {
         // innermost character. To do that, we find the innermost character:
         const baseChar = getBaseElem(base);
         // Then, we render its group to get the symbol inside it
-        const baseGroup = buildGroup(
-            baseChar, options.withStyle(style.cramp()));
+        const baseGroup = buildGroup(baseChar, options.havingCrampedStyle());
         // Finally, we pull the skew off of the symbol.
         skew = baseGroup.skew;
         // Note that we now throw away baseGroup, because the layers we
@@ -1543,28 +1480,23 @@ groupTypes.horizBrace = function(group, options) {
     const hasSupSub = (group.type === "supsub");
     let supSubGroup;
     let newOptions;
-    let supSubReset;
     if (hasSupSub) {
         // Ref: LaTeX source2e: }}}}\limits}
         // i.e. LaTeX treats the brace similar to an op and passes it
         // with \limits, so we need to assign supsub style.
         if (group.value.sup) {
-            newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sup());
-            supSubGroup = buildGroup(group.value.sup, newOptions);
-            supSubReset =  makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sup().cls()],
-                [supSubGroup], newOptions);
+            newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sup());
+            supSubGroup = buildGroup(group.value.sup, newOptions, options);
         } else {
-            newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sub());
-            supSubGroup = buildGroup(group.value.sub, newOptions);
-            supSubReset =  makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sub().cls()],
-                [supSubGroup], newOptions);
+            newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sub());
+            supSubGroup = buildGroup(group.value.sub, newOptions, options);
         }
         group = group.value.base;
     }
 
     // Build the base group
     const body = buildGroup(
-       group.value.base, options.withStyle(style.cramp()));
+       group.value.base, options.havingStyle(style.cramp()));
 
     // Create the stretchy element
     const braceBody = stretchy.svgSpan(group, options);
@@ -1603,14 +1535,14 @@ groupTypes.horizBrace = function(group, options) {
             vlist = buildCommon.makeVList([
                 {type: "elem", elem: vSpan},
                 {type: "kern", size: 0.2},
-                {type: "elem", elem: supSubReset},
+                {type: "elem", elem: supSubGroup},
             ], "firstBaseline", null, options);
         } else {
             vlist = buildCommon.makeVList([
-                {type: "elem", elem: supSubReset},
+                {type: "elem", elem: supSubGroup},
                 {type: "kern", size: 0.2},
                 {type: "elem", elem: vSpan},
-            ], "bottom", vSpan.depth + 0.2 + supSubReset.height,
+            ], "bottom", vSpan.depth + 0.2 + supSubGroup.height,
             options);
         }
     }
@@ -1638,10 +1570,10 @@ groupTypes.accentUnder = function(group, options) {
 
 groupTypes.enclose = function(group, options) {
     // \cancel, \bcancel, \xcancel, \sout, \fbox
-    const inner = buildGroup(group.value.body, options.reset());
+    const inner = buildGroup(group.value.body, options);
 
     const label = group.value.label.substr(1);
-    const scale = options.style.sizeMultiplier;
+    const scale = options.sizeMultiplier;
     let img;
     let pad = 0;
     let imgShift = 0;
@@ -1695,19 +1627,14 @@ groupTypes.xArrow = function(group, options) {
     // Build the argument groups in the appropriate style.
     // Ref: amsmath.dtx:   \hbox{$\scriptstyle\mkern#3mu{#6}\mkern#4mu$}%
 
-    let newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sup());
-    const upperGroup = buildGroup(group.value.body, newOptions);
-    const upperGroupWrap = makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sup().cls()],
-        [upperGroup], newOptions);
+    let newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sup());
+    const upperGroup = buildGroup(group.value.body, newOptions, options);
 
     let lowerGroup;
-    let lowerGroupWrap;
     if (group.value.below) {
         // Build the lower group
-        newOptions = options.withStyle(style.sub());
-        lowerGroup = buildGroup(group.value.below, newOptions);
-        lowerGroupWrap = makeSpan([style.reset(), style.sub().cls()],
-            [lowerGroup], newOptions);
+        newOptions = options.havingStyle(style.sub());
+        lowerGroup = buildGroup(group.value.below, newOptions, options);
     }
 
     const arrowBody = stretchy.svgSpan(group, options);
@@ -1720,16 +1647,16 @@ groupTypes.xArrow = function(group, options) {
     let vlist;
     if (group.value.below) {
         const lowerShift = -style.metrics.axisHeight
-            + lowerGroupWrap.height + arrowBody.height
+            + lowerGroup.height + arrowBody.height
             + 0.111;
         vlist = buildCommon.makeVList([
-            {type: "elem", elem: upperGroupWrap, shift: upperShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: upperGroup, shift: upperShift},
             {type: "elem", elem: arrowBody,  shift: arrowShift},
-            {type: "elem", elem: lowerGroupWrap, shift: lowerShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: lowerGroup, shift: lowerShift},
         ], "individualShift", null, options);
     } else {
         vlist = buildCommon.makeVList([
-            {type: "elem", elem: upperGroupWrap, shift: upperShift},
+            {type: "elem", elem: upperGroup, shift: upperShift},
             {type: "elem", elem: arrowBody,  shift: arrowShift},
         ], "individualShift", null, options);
     }
@@ -1763,31 +1690,23 @@ groupTypes.mclass = function(group, options) {
  * function for it. It also handles the interaction of size and style changes
  * between parents and children.
  */
-const buildGroup = function(group, options) {
+const buildGroup = function(group, options, baseOptions) {
     if (!group) {
         return makeSpan();
     }
 
     if (groupTypes[group.type]) {
         // Call the groupTypes function
-        const groupNode = groupTypes[group.type](group, options);
-        let multiplier;
-
-        // If the style changed between the parent and the current group,
-        // account for the size difference
-        if (options.style !== options.parentStyle) {
-            multiplier = options.style.sizeMultiplier /
-                    options.parentStyle.sizeMultiplier;
-
-            groupNode.height *= multiplier;
-            groupNode.depth *= multiplier;
-        }
+        let groupNode = groupTypes[group.type](group, options);
 
         // If the size changed between the parent and the current group, account
         // for that size difference.
-        if (options.size !== options.parentSize) {
-            multiplier = buildCommon.sizingMultiplier[options.size] /
-                    buildCommon.sizingMultiplier[options.parentSize];
+        if (baseOptions && options.size !== baseOptions.size) {
+            groupNode = makeSpan(options.sizingClasses(baseOptions),
+                [groupNode], options);
+
+            const multiplier = options.sizeMultiplier /
+                baseOptions.sizeMultiplier;
 
             groupNode.height *= multiplier;
             groupNode.depth *= multiplier;
@@ -1811,7 +1730,7 @@ const buildHTML = function(tree, options) {
 
     // Build the expression contained in the tree
     const expression = buildExpression(tree, options, true);
-    const body = makeSpan(["base", options.style.cls()], expression, options);
+    const body = makeSpan(["base"], expression, options);
 
     // Add struts, which ensure that the top of the HTML element falls at the
     // height of the expression, and the bottom of the HTML element falls at the
diff --git a/src/buildMathML.js b/src/buildMathML.js
index c2b6b4d6..f6ff5400 100644
--- a/src/buildMathML.js
+++ b/src/buildMathML.js
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ groupTypes.styling = function(group, options) {
 };
 
 groupTypes.sizing = function(group, options) {
-    const inner = buildExpression(group.value.value, options);
+    const newOptions = options.havingSize(group.value.size);
+    const inner = buildExpression(group.value.value, newOptions);
 
     const node = new mathMLTree.MathNode("mstyle", inner);
 
@@ -489,8 +490,7 @@ groupTypes.sizing = function(group, options) {
     // in, so we can't reset the size to normal before changing it.  Now
     // that we're passing an options parameter we should be able to fix
     // this.
-    node.setAttribute(
-        "mathsize", buildCommon.sizingMultiplier[group.value.size] + "em");
+    node.setAttribute("mathsize", newOptions.sizeMultiplier + "em");
 
     return node;
 };
diff --git a/src/buildTree.js b/src/buildTree.js
index 05422b9a..6a3bec33 100644
--- a/src/buildTree.js
+++ b/src/buildTree.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const buildTree = function(tree, expression, settings) {
     // Setup the default options
     const options = new Options({
         style: startStyle,
-        size: "size5",
     });
 
     // `buildHTML` sometimes messes with the parse tree (like turning bins ->
diff --git a/src/delimiter.js b/src/delimiter.js
index 30617029..636fca7d 100644
--- a/src/delimiter.js
+++ b/src/delimiter.js
@@ -44,33 +44,36 @@ const getMetrics = function(symbol, font) {
     }
 };
 
-/**
- * Builds a symbol in the given font size (note size is an integer)
- */
-const mathrmSize = function(value, size, mode, options) {
-    return buildCommon.makeSymbol(value, "Size" + size + "-Regular",
-        mode, options);
-};
-
 /**
  * Puts a delimiter span in a given style, and adds appropriate height, depth,
  * and maxFontSizes.
  */
 const styleWrap = function(delim, toStyle, options, classes) {
-    classes = classes || [];
+    const newOptions = options.havingBaseStyle(toStyle);
+
     const span = makeSpan(
-        classes.concat(["style-wrap", options.style.reset(), toStyle.cls()]),
+        (classes || []).concat(newOptions.sizingClasses(options)),
         [delim], options);
 
-    const multiplier = toStyle.sizeMultiplier / options.style.sizeMultiplier;
-
-    span.height *= multiplier;
-    span.depth *= multiplier;
-    span.maxFontSize = toStyle.sizeMultiplier;
+    span.height *= newOptions.sizeMultiplier / options.sizeMultiplier;
+    span.depth *= newOptions.sizeMultiplier / options.sizeMultiplier;
+    span.maxFontSize = newOptions.sizeMultiplier;
 
     return span;
 };
 
+const centerSpan = function(span, options, style) {
+    const newOptions = options.havingBaseStyle(style);
+    const shift =
+        (1 - options.sizeMultiplier / newOptions.sizeMultiplier) *
+        options.style.metrics.axisHeight;
+
+    span.classes.push("delimcenter");
+    span.style.top = shift + "em";
+    span.height -= shift;
+    span.depth += shift;
+};
+
 /**
  * Makes a small delimiter. This is a delimiter that comes in the Main-Regular
  * font, but is restyled to either be in textstyle, scriptstyle, or
@@ -78,42 +81,33 @@ const styleWrap = function(delim, toStyle, options, classes) {
  */
 const makeSmallDelim = function(delim, style, center, options, mode, classes) {
     const text = buildCommon.makeSymbol(delim, "Main-Regular", mode, options);
-
     const span = styleWrap(text, style, options, classes);
-
     if (center) {
-        const shift =
-            (1 - options.style.sizeMultiplier / style.sizeMultiplier) *
-            options.style.metrics.axisHeight;
-
-        span.style.top = shift + "em";
-        span.height -= shift;
-        span.depth += shift;
+        centerSpan(span, options, style);
     }
-
     return span;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Builds a symbol in the given font size (note size is an integer)
+ */
+const mathrmSize = function(value, size, mode, options) {
+    return buildCommon.makeSymbol(value, "Size" + size + "-Regular",
+        mode, options);
+};
+
 /**
  * Makes a large delimiter. This is a delimiter that comes in the Size1, Size2,
  * Size3, or Size4 fonts. It is always rendered in textstyle.
  */
 const makeLargeDelim = function(delim, size, center, options, mode, classes) {
     const inner = mathrmSize(delim, size, mode, options);
-
     const span = styleWrap(
         makeSpan(["delimsizing", "size" + size], [inner], options),
         Style.TEXT, options, classes);
-
     if (center) {
-        const shift = (1 - options.style.sizeMultiplier) *
-            options.style.metrics.axisHeight;
-
-        span.style.top = shift + "em";
-        span.height -= shift;
-        span.depth += shift;
+        centerSpan(span, options, Style.TEXT);
     }
-
     return span;
 };
 
@@ -283,7 +277,7 @@ const makeStackedDelim = function(delim, heightTotal, center, options, mode,
     // centered around the axis in textstyle.
     let axisHeight = options.style.metrics.axisHeight;
     if (center) {
-        axisHeight *= options.style.sizeMultiplier;
+        axisHeight *= options.sizeMultiplier;
     }
     // Calculate the depth
     const depth = realHeightTotal / 2 - axisHeight;
@@ -317,10 +311,11 @@ const makeStackedDelim = function(delim, heightTotal, center, options, mode,
     inners.push(makeInner(top, font, mode));
 
     // Finally, build the vlist
-    const inner = buildCommon.makeVList(inners, "bottom", depth, options);
+    const newOptions = options.havingBaseStyle(Style.TEXT);
+    const inner = buildCommon.makeVList(inners, "bottom", depth, newOptions);
 
     return styleWrap(
-        makeSpan(["delimsizing", "mult"], [inner], options),
+        makeSpan(["delimsizing", "mult"], [inner], newOptions),
         Style.TEXT, options, classes);
 };
 
@@ -455,7 +450,8 @@ const traverseSequence = function(delim, height, sequence, options) {
         // account for the style change size.
 
         if (sequence[i].type === "small") {
-            heightDepth *= sequence[i].style.sizeMultiplier;
+            const newOptions = options.havingBaseStyle(sequence[i].style);
+            heightDepth *= newOptions.sizeMultiplier;
         }
 
         // Check if the delimiter at this size works for the given height.
@@ -514,7 +510,7 @@ const makeLeftRightDelim = function(delim, height, depth, options, mode,
                                   classes) {
     // We always center \left/\right delimiters, so the axis is always shifted
     const axisHeight =
-        options.style.metrics.axisHeight * options.style.sizeMultiplier;
+        options.style.metrics.axisHeight * options.sizeMultiplier;
 
     // Taken from TeX source, tex.web, function make_left_right
     const delimiterFactor = 901;
diff --git a/static/katex.less b/static/katex.less
index febce7f1..5b2a2b97 100644
--- a/static/katex.less
+++ b/static/katex.less
@@ -232,22 +232,6 @@
         & + .mop.mtight { margin-left: @thinspace; }
     }
 
-    .reset-textstyle.textstyle { font-size: 1em; }
-    .reset-textstyle.scriptstyle { font-size: 0.7em; }
-    .reset-textstyle.scriptscriptstyle { font-size: 0.5em; }
-
-    .reset-scriptstyle.textstyle { font-size: 1.42857em; }
-    .reset-scriptstyle.scriptstyle { font-size: 1em; }
-    .reset-scriptstyle.scriptscriptstyle { font-size: 0.71429em; }
-
-    .reset-scriptscriptstyle.textstyle { font-size: 2em; }
-    .reset-scriptscriptstyle.scriptstyle { font-size: 1.4em; }
-    .reset-scriptscriptstyle.scriptscriptstyle { font-size: 1em; }
-
-    .style-wrap {
-        position: relative;
-    }
-
     .vlist {
         display: inline-block;
 
@@ -448,15 +432,16 @@
         display: inline-block;
 
         @size1: 0.5;
-        @size2: 0.7;
-        @size3: 0.8;
-        @size4: 0.9;
-        @size5: 1.0;
-        @size6: 1.2;
-        @size7: 1.44;
-        @size8: 1.73;
-        @size9: 2.07;
-        @size10: 2.49;
+        @size2: 0.6;
+        @size3: 0.7;
+        @size4: 0.8;
+        @size5: 0.9;
+        @size6: 1.0;
+        @size7: 1.2;
+        @size8: 1.44;
+        @size9: 1.728;
+        @size10: 2.074;
+        @size11: 2.488;
 
         .generate-size-change(@from, @to) {
             &.reset-size@{from}.size@{to} {
@@ -466,13 +451,13 @@
             }
         }
 
-        .generate-to-size-change(@from, @currTo) when (@currTo =< 10) {
+        .generate-to-size-change(@from, @currTo) when (@currTo =< 11) {
             .generate-size-change(@from, @currTo);
 
             .generate-to-size-change(@from, (@currTo + 1));
         }
 
-        .generate-from-size-change(@currFrom) when (@currFrom =< 10) {
+        .generate-from-size-change(@currFrom) when (@currFrom =< 11) {
             .generate-to-size-change(@currFrom, 1);
 
             .generate-from-size-change((@currFrom + 1));
@@ -502,6 +487,10 @@
         width: @nulldelimiterspace;
     }
 
+    .delimcenter {
+        position: relative;
+    }
+
     .op-symbol {
         position: relative;
 
diff --git a/test/katex-spec.js b/test/katex-spec.js
index 4a0fa236..a9ce8dda 100644
--- a/test/katex-spec.js
+++ b/test/katex-spec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const Style = require("../src/Style");
 const defaultSettings = new Settings({});
 const defaultOptions = new Options({
     style: Style.TEXT,
-    size: "size5",
+    size: 5,
 });
 
 const _getBuilt = function(expr, settings) {
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