HTML <small> Tag

Description

In HTML4, the <small> HTML element reduces the font size by one compared to plain text. In HTML4, font size is measured in arbitrary units from 1 to 7, the average text size used by default is 3. Thus, adding <small> reduces the text by one arbitrary unit. The use of nested <small> elements is allowed, while the font size will be smaller with each nested level, but cannot be less than 1.
In HTML5, the <small> element is used for footnotes and comments, usually written in small text. These may include warnings, license information, copyrights, etc.

Properties

Permitted Parents

Any element that accepts phrasing content, or any element that accepts flow content

Content

Inline and text

Start/End Tags

Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

The small tag will make the following text <small>smaller</small>

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

The <small> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <small> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

Desktop
Yes	Yes	Yes	1	Yes	Yes
Tablets / Mobile
Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019