Baseline Widely available
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
.
<p>
MDN Web Docs is a learning platform for Web technologies and the software that
powers the Web.
</p>
<hr />
<p>
<small
>The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5
Generic License.</small
>
</p>
small {
font-size: 0.7em;
}
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples Basic usage<p>
This is the first sentence.
<small>This whole sentence is in small letters.</small>
</p>
Result CSS alternative
<p>
This is the first sentence.
<span style="font-size:0.8em">This whole sentence is in small letters.</span>
</p>
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.
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