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
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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
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| Yes | 12 | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes |
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| Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019
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