What is the HTML <small> tag ?
HTML <small> tag is used to make the text one size smaller inside the HTML document.
HTML <small> tag in HTML is used to set a small font size.
HTML <small> tag contains both opening <small> and closing </small> tag.
Note : HTML <small> tag cannot make the text appear smaller than the browser’s minimum font size.
How HTML <small> tag works ?
HTML <small> tag decreases the text font size making it one size smaller than a document’s base font size (from medium to small, or from x-large to large).
Usually In HTML, the font size is measured by conventional units from 1 to 7.
By default, the average font size of the text is three units.
Note : The size of the font depends on its type. For example, Arial font is bigger than Times but smaller than Verdana.
Note : We can also achieve a richer (or the same) effect with the CSS property “font-size:smaller;” .
HTML <small> tag can also be nested inside, which means we can use <small> tag inside one another for multiple times, but it will continue to decrease the font size than its surrounding text.
Why is the HTML <small> tag used ?
HTML <small> tags are used for identifying secondary importance texts such as copyright, side comments, and legal notices in the Webpage.
Mostly HTML <small> tag is used in the footer section,listing content and comments section.
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Syntax :
<small> Contents... </small>
Example :
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>small Tag</title>
<style>
h1 {
color:blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to CSTechbook</h1>
<h2>Small Tag</h2>
<small>Welcome to CSTechbook</small>
</body>
</html>
Output :
![](https://s30.e0b.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/htmltags-96-example1-cc.png)
Example :
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>small Tag</title>
<style>
h1 {
color:blue;
}
.c1 {
font-size:smaller;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to CSTechbook</h1>
<h2>CSS Property - "font-size: smaller;"</h2>
<div class = "c1">Welcome to CSTechbook</div>
</body>
</html>
Output :
![](https://s30.e0b.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/htmltags-96-example2-cc.png)
<small> Tag Attributes
HTML <small>
tag does not support any specific attributes.
Global Attributes
HTML <small>
tag support following global attributes.
Sno | Attributes | Value | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | id | unique_name | Declared unique id for an element. |
2 | class | class_name | Declared one or more classnames for an element. |
3 | style | styles | CSS inline styles specify an element. |
4 | title | title | Specify extra details of element contain, this will display as a “tooltip” for an elements. |
Event Attributes
HTML <small>
tag support following event attributes.
Sno | Attributes | Value | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | onfocus | script | element gets focus on object when script tobe run. |
2 | onblur | script | element lose the focus on object when scrip tobe run. |
3 | onabort | script | element gets aborted on object when script tobe run. |
4 | onchange | script | element gets anytime change on object when script tobe run. |
5 | onbeforeunload | script | element gets unloaded on object when scrip tobe run. |
6 | onclick | script | clicked on object when script tobe run. |
7 | ondblclick | script | double click on object when script tobe run. |
8 | onkeydown | script | key is pressed when script tobe run. |
9 | onkeypress | script | key is pressed over element then released when script tobe run. |
10 | onkeyup | script | key is released over element when script tobe run. |
11 | onmousedown | script | mouse button was pressed over an element when script tobe run. |
12 | onmouseout | script | mouse pointer release over an element when script tobe run. |
13 | onmousemove | script | run mouse pointer moved when script tobe run. |
14 | onmouseover | script | run mouse pointer move over when script tobe run. |
15 | onmouseup | script | mouse button is released when script tobe run. |
16 | onreset | script | form has been reset when script tobe run. |
17 | onselect | script | Select some content when script tobe run. |
18 | onsubmit | script | form has been submitted when script tobe run. |
19 | onload | script | object has load when script tobe run. |
20 | onchange | script | allow to change the object when script tobe run. |
21 | onunload | script | unload to the browser window when script tobe run. |
22 | ondrag | script | element being dragged when script tobe run. |
23 | ondragend | script | element being stop dragged when script tobe run. |
24 | ondragenter | script | element being go target dragged when script tobe run. |
25 | ondragleave | script | element being leave to target dragged when script tobe run. |
26 | ondragover | script | element being over to target dragged when script tobe run. |
27 | ondragstart | script | element being start dragged when script tobe run. |
28 | ondrop | script | element being dropped when script tobe run. |
29 | onerror | script | element error occurs when script tobe run. |
30 | onmessage | script | element message display when script tobe run. |
31 | onerror | script | element error occurs when script tobe run. |
32 | onmousewheel | script | mouse wheel will be rotate when script tobe run. |
33 | onscroll | script | scrollbar is scroll when script tobe run. |
34 | onresize | script | element should be resize when script tobe run. |
35 | onselect | script | all element content selected when script tobe run. |
36 | onstorage | script | element should be store in target when script tobe run. |
Browser Compatibility
Sno | Browser | Support |
1 | Chrome | Yes |
2 | Firefox | Yes |
3 | Edge | Yes |
4 | Opera | Yes |
5 | Safari | Yes |
6 | Internet Explorer | Yes |