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<small>: The Side Comment element - HTML | MDN
<small>: The Side Comment element
Baseline
Widely 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 from small to x-small.
Try it
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<p>
<small
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Generic License.</small
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small {
font-size: 0.7em;
}
Attributes
This element only includes the global 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 class="small">This whole sentence is in small letters.</span>
</p>
css
.small {
font-size: 0.8em;
}
Result
Notes
Although the <small> element, like the <b> and <i> elements, may be perceived to violate the principle of separation between structure and presentation, all three are valid in HTML. Authors are encouraged to use their best judgement when determining whether to use <small> or CSS.
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 accepts phrasing content, or any element that accepts flow content. |
| Implicit ARIA role |
generic
|
| Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # the-small-element |
Browser compatibility
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