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
.
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
.
This element only includes the global attributes.
html
<p> This is the first sentence. <small>This whole sentence is in small letters.</small> </p>
html
<p> This is the first sentence. <span style="font-size:0.8em">This whole sentence is in small letters.</span> </p>
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.
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 |
Specification |
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HTML Standard # the-small-element |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
small |
1 | 12 | 1 | Yes | 15 | ≤4 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | 14 | ≤3.2 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/small