diff --git a/scss/_larger.scss b/scss/_larger.scss
index 41e9a8184..cbf8d1633 100644
--- a/scss/_larger.scss
+++ b/scss/_larger.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
   line-height: (3em / 4);
   vertical-align: -15%;
 }
+/* makes the font 66% larger relative to the icon container */
+.#{$fa-css-prefix}-xl {
+  font-size: (5em / 3);
+  line-height: (3em / 4);
+  vertical-align: -15%;
+}
 .#{$fa-css-prefix}-2x { font-size: 2em; }
 .#{$fa-css-prefix}-3x { font-size: 3em; }
 .#{$fa-css-prefix}-4x { font-size: 4em; }