<small>: The Side Comment element
BaselineWidely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The<small>HTML element represents side-comments and small print, like copyright and legal text, independent of its styled presentation. By default, it renders text within it one font-size smaller, such as fromsmall tox-small.
Try it
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This element only includes theglobal attributes.
Examples
Basic usage
html
<p> This is the first sentence. <small>This whole sentence is in small letters.</small></p>Result
CSS alternative
html
<p> This is the first sentence. <span>This whole sentence is in small letters.</span></p>css
.small { font-size: 0.8em;}Result
Notes
Technical summary
| Content categories | Flow content,phrasing content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Phrasing content |
| Tag omission | None; must have both a start tag and an end tag. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that acceptsphrasing content, or any element that acceptsflow content. |
| Implicit ARIA role | generic |
| Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # the-small-element |