The <small> tag renders text with a smaller font.
The text size is one point-size smaller than the default text size.
A <small> tag that renders text with a smaller font size.
The wattpad.com website has a section on shrinking stories.
<p>The wattpad.com website has a section on <small>shrinking stories</small>.</p>
A <small> element with copyright information.
Please join us coming Saturday.
All materials © Copyright 2021 SNL.
<p>Please join us coming Saturday.</p>
<p><small>All materials © Copyright 2021 SNL.</small></p>
The <small> element has no attributes, but it does accept global attributes.
The following are commonly used.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | value | Provides the small element with a unique identifier. |
| class | classnames | Assigns one or more classnames to the small element. |
| style | CSS-values | Assigns CSS style values to the small element. |
For additional global attributes see our global attributes list.
The <small> element is used to mark side comments.
For example, copyright statements or licensing information located in a footer.
<small> is an inline element and should only cover limited pieces of text.
Here is when <small> support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
