Expression Web - HTML red asterisk

If I use the following HTML statement, my asterisk turns red but it is VERY small.  How do I get it to normal size?  I have used the font size statement but it doesn't seem to work.

<br>Have you ever been convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, a crime other than a traffic violation?<font color = "red" >*</font>

<br>Have you ever been convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, a crime other than a traffic violation?<font color = "red" size=+2 >*</font>

(or +3, whatever you want)l.

Thanks for the reply.  However, this did not change the size of the asterisk at all. 

Have you actually run the webpage via an HTTP request? (not in the designer)?