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<small>

Writing small print (copyright, terms) without burying it

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  • HTML
  • accessibility
  • semantics
  • text

<small> — Side comments

The <small> element wraps side comments: copyright, legal clauses, disclaimers, attributions. It does not mean "smaller text" — it means content of lesser importance relative to the main content.

When to use it

You want to add a copyright notice, a disclaimer, a legal note, or an attribution. The content inside <small> is relevant but secondary.

What you gain

Accessibility: screen readers render <small> content normally, but the markup signals it as a side comment, helping extraction tools distinguish it.

Code example

<footer>
  <p><small>&copy; 2026 Bariafuri. All rights reserved.</small></p>
  <p><small>Prices shown exclude VAT.</small></p>
</footer>

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