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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <h1> - <h6> <head> <header> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <main> <map> <mark> <menu> <menuitem> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>

HTML <small> Tag

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Example

Define a smaller text:

<p>W3Schools.com - the world's largest web development site.</p>
<p><small>Copyright 1999-2050 by Refsnes Data</small></p>

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Definition and Usage

The <small> tag defines smaller text (and other side comments).

Browser Support

Element
<small>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.

Global Attributes

The <small> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <small> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Text Formatting

HTML DOM reference: Small Object

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <small> element with the following default values:

Example

small {
font-size: smaller;
}

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