HTML & CSS reference

<small>

Fine print for side comments: terms, copyright, footnotes.

Syntax

<small>fine print</small>

Examples

A note below the price and a copyright line:

<p>Coffee subscription — $15 a month<br>
<small>Cancel any time. Delivery not included.</small></p>
<footer><small>© 2026 The Bean</small></footer>

Notes

The tag is for short side comments, not for any small text. If you only need a smaller size, use font-size in CSS.

See also

<footer> — The footer of a page or a section: contacts, copyright, links.
<p> — A paragraph of text.

In the tutorial

Text formatting — Inline tags for text — strong and em, mark, del and ins, sub and sup, code, kbd and pre, abbr and q.