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* [[HTML/Elements|List of Elements]]
** [[HTML/Elements#Text-level_semantics|Text-level semantics]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/a|a]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/em|em]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/strong|strong]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/small|small]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/s|s]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/cite|cite]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/q|q]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/dfn|dfn]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/abbr|abbr]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/time|time]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/code|code]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/var|var]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/samp|samp]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/kbd|kbd]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/sub|sub]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/sup|sup]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/i|i]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/b|b]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/mark|mark]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/ruby|ruby]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/rt|rt]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/rp|rp]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/bdo|bdo]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/span|span]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/br|br]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/wbr|wbr]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/tt|tt]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/u|u]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/strike|strike]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/big|big]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/basefont|basefont]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/font|font]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/acronym|acronym]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/blink|blink]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/marquee|marquee]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/nobr|nobr]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/spacer|spacer]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/listing|listing]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/xmp|xmp]]
*** [[HTML/Elements/nextid|nextid]]

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= &lt;small&gt; =

The &lt;small&gt; element represents side comments such as small print.

== Point ==

*Small print:
**features disclaimers
**caveats
**legal restrictions
**copyrights [[#Example_A|[Example A]]] ...

*Small print is also sometimes used for attribution, or for satisfying licensing requirements.
*This element is only intended for short runs of text. It should not be used for extended spans of text.


== HTML Attributes ==

See [[HTML/Attributes/_Global|global attributes]].


== Examples ==

=== Example A ===
Footer copyright [try it]:
<pre>
<footer>
  <p><small>&copy; copyright 2010 Example Corp.</small></p>
</footer>
</pre>

[[File:Small01.png]]

=== Example B ===
The small element is marked as being important small print.<br />
The small element does not "de-emphasize" or lower the importance of text emphasized [try it]:
<pre>
<p><strong><small>Continued use of this service will result in a kiss.</small></strong></p>
</pre>

[[File:Small02.png]]

== HTML Reference ==

The HTML5 specification defines the &lt;small&gt; element in [http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/semantics.html#the-small-element 4.6.4 The small element].