[Tex/LaTex] List of Abbreviations headline not same font size as List of Tables

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I just started using Latex and I'm stuck already. I tried to find solutions online but I couldn't find the right one.

In my document I want to make a list of abbreviations, so I used the acronym package. The list is being generated the way I want it to but the headline ('List of Abbreviations') has a smaller font size than the headlines of the list of figures and list of tables.

All three are subsections but for some reason \listoffigures and \listoftables use a larger font size than the usual subsections. Making my list of abbr. a section (instead of a subsection). On the other hand, would put it on the wrong level in the TOC, so that's no solution.

I'd appreciate some ideas. Thanks in advance.

This should display my problem:

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}           
\usepackage[english]{babel} 
\usepackage[]{acronym}  

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents

\vspace{4cm}

\listoffigures
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{List of Figures}
\listoftables
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{List of Tables}
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{List of Abbreviations}

\subsection*{List of Abbreviations}
\begin{acronym}[bash]
    \acro{T1}{Test1}
    \acro{T2}{Test2}
    \acro{T3}{Test3}
\end{acronym}               

\end{document}

Thanks for the help. If I use sections instead of subsections the problem gets solved, but I would like to make the lists in the toc look different than numbered sections that I'm about to add (like introduction). Is it possible to make some sections not be bold in the toc?

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}           
\usepackage[english]{babel} 
\usepackage[]{acronym}  

\begin{document}

    \tableofcontents

    \vspace{4cm}

    \listoffigures
    \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Figures}
    \listoftables
    \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Tables}
    \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Abbreviations}

    \section*{List of Abbreviations}
    \begin{acronym}[bash]
        \acro{T1}{Test1}
        \acro{T2}{Test2}
        \acro{T3}{Test3}
    \end{acronym}               

    \section{Introduction}

\end{document}

Best Answer

What yo are looking for is the leveldown feature of KOMA-script.

hansmaulwurfKomaLeveldown

\documentclass[fontsize=12pt,listof=leveldown,listof=totoc,]{scrartcl}           
\usepackage[english]{babel} 
\usepackage[]{acronym}  

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables

\newcommand{\listacroname}{List of Abbreviations}
\subsection*{\listacroname}
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{\listacroname}
\begin{acronym}[bash]
    \acro{T1}{Test1}
    \acro{T2}{Test2}
    \acro{T3}{Test3}
\end{acronym}               

\section{Introduction}

\end{document}

On the other hand, you might have just misunderstood me and want this, though i cannot recommend this:

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}           
\usepackage[english]{babel} 
\usepackage[]{acronym}  

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{List of Figures} \listoftables
\listoffigures
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{List of Tables}

\section*{List of Abbreviations}
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{List of Abbreviations}
\begin{acronym}[bash]
    \acro{T1}{Test1}
    \acro{T2}{Test2}
    \acro{T3}{Test3}
\end{acronym}               

\section{Introduction}

\end{document}
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