: the side comment element

The  HTML element represents side-comments and small print, like copyright and legal text, independent of its styled presentation. By default, it renders text within it one font-size smaller, such as from small to x-small.

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Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content
Permitted content	Phrasing content
Tag omission	None, must have both a start tag and an end tag.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content, or any element that accepts flow content.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	`HTMLElement`

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Examples

Basic usage

<p>
  This is the first sentence.
  <small>This whole sentence is in small letters.</small>
</p>

CSS alternative

<p>
  This is the first sentence.
  <span style="font-size:0.8em">This whole sentence is in small letters.</span>
</p>

Notes

Although the  element, like the  and  elements, may be perceived to violate the principle of separation between structure and presentation, all three are valid in HTML. Authors are encouraged to use their best judgement when determining whether to use  or CSS.

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard # the-small-element

Browser compatibility

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<small>: the side comment element