HTML <small> tag

The <small> tag defines smaller texts with respect to the relative normal texts. It is mainly used in writing legal disclaimer, copyright notice, side comment or even in secondary side-bar.

If the surrounding texts is normal size, then the texts insde the <small> element will be smaller than the normal size. Also, if the surrounding texts are small size, then the texts inside the <small> element will be again smaller than the former size.

Type: Inline Element

Syntax of <small> tag

<p>This is normal text.
 <small>Disclaimer section</small>
</p>

Full code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>
This is normal text. 
<small> This is smaller text with respect to the neighbouring font-size. </small>
</p>
</body>
</html>
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Output on the browser

This is normal text. This is smaller text with respect to the neighbouring font-size.

Supported Browsers

Tag Chrome Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera Mini
<small> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

More reference

Althouth the <small> tag is a semantic HTML tag used for writing copyright notice, legal disclaimer or less important text, many web experts use it rarely. Many website developers replace this element using CSS font-size property. But it's all depend on the author's notion.