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Yet another tag that was given new meaning in HTML5, <small> apparently lives on:
http://www.w3.org/TR/html-markup/small.html#small
The small element represents so-called “fine print” or “small print”, such as legal disclaimers and caveats.
This unofficial reference seems to take it a little further:
http://html5doctor.com/small-hr-element/
<small>is now for side comments, which are the inline equivalent of<aside>— content which is not the main focus of the page. A common example is inline legalese, such as a copyright statement in a page footer, a disclaimer, or licensing information. It can also be used for attribution.
I have a list of people I want to display, which includes their real name and nickname. The nickname is sort of an "aside", and I want to style it with lighter text:
<li>Laurence Tureaud <small>(Mr.T)</small></li> 
I'll need to do something like this for several sections of the site (people, products, locations), so I'm trying to develop a sensible standard. I know I can use <span class="quiet"> or something like that, but I'm trying to avoid arbitrary class names and use the correct HTML element (if there is one).
Is <small> appropriate for this, or is there another element or markup structure that would be appropriate?
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The <small> tag defines smaller text (like copyright and other side-comments).
The <small> 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 .
Description. The HTML <small> tag makes text one font size smaller in the HTML document. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <small> element.
Description: Do not use the 'small' tag to alter text size. If the page is written in HTML5, this issue can be ignored. Context: HTML tags should denote semantic meaning instead of just styling.
The spec you're looking at is old, you should look at the HTML5 spec:
https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/
I suggest <em> here instead of small:
<p>Laurence Tureaud also called <em>Mr. T</em> is famous for his role in the tv series A-TEAM.</p> <small> is not used commonly in an article sentence, but like this:
<footer> <p> Search articles about <a href="#">Laurence Tureaud</a>, <small>or try <a href="#">articles about A-TEAM</a>.</small> </p> </footer> <footer> <p> Call the Laurence Tureaud's "life trainer chat line" at 555-1122334455 <small>($1.99 for 1 minute)</small> </p> </footer> Article sentence:
<p> My job is very interesting and I love it: I work in an office <small>(123 St. Rome, Italy)</small> with a lot of funny guys that share my exact interests. </p> If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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