HTML Small Tag

In HTML, the <small> tag is used to make the text font size one size smaller.

• The <small> tag is repurposed in HTML for representing small prints, side comments also include copyright and legal text.
• Also, this is an inline element.

The <small> tag requires the start(opening) tag and end(closing) tag.

Following is the basic syntax of <small> tag:

<small>
....content here
</small>

HTML <small> Tag Basic Example

Below we have an example showing you the basic usage of <small> tag in HTML5:

This element does not have any specific attributes although this element supports Global and Event attributes.

Given below are the default CSS settings used by most of the browsers for the HTML <small> tag:

small {
  font-size: smaller;
}

Following browsers support this attribute:

• Google Chrome 6.0+
• Internet Explorer 9.0+
• Firefox 4+
• Opera 11.1+
• Safari 5.0+