{{Smalldiv}} should be used instead of{{small}} or<small>...</small> to wrap multiple lines of text, or to wrap a template that contains<div>...</div> tags.
This template is a drop-in replacement for{{small}} templates or<small>...</small> tags that wrap multiple lines or wrap a template containing<div>...</div> tags. When a{{small}} template or<small>...</small> tags wrap multiple lines,Linter errors are caused, typically "Missing end tag", "Misnested tag", or "Stripped tag".
The only parameter,|, is the content that is intended to be rendered at a font size of 85% of normal.
Note that if the= character appears in the content, it should be replaced with{{=}}, or the content must be explicitly preceded with|1=. See examples in the table below. Pages ignoring this instruction are likely to appear inCategory:Pages using small with an empty input parameter (1,838).
Remember to "avoid using smaller font sizes in elements that already use a smaller font size, such as infoboxes, navboxes and reference sections", perMOS:ACCESS#Font size andMOS:SMALLFONT. Using this template within an infobox or a navbox reduces the text size to about 75%, which is smaller than the 85% limit prescribed by the MOS guideline.
