- From: Jukka K. Korpela <jukka.k.korpela@kolumbus.fi>
- Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:02:20 +0300
- To: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- CC: HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
2013-06-07 19:32, Steve Faulkner wrote: > if you were writing the definition of <small> what would it be? The <small> element indicates that its content should be rendered using smaller font size than used for its parent element. User agents should honor this request within reasonable limits (they may impose a lower limit on font size), if they are able to render text in different font sizes. The amount of size reduction is browser dependent, and it may correspond to the CSS declaration font-size: smaller. That would be the definition. It could be augmented by a description of common browser practices if they can be identified, as well as with usage notes. Imitating the current formulations and adding some aspects, such notes could say: The <small> element can be used for disclaimers, caveats, legal restrictions, copyright notices, attributions, and texts presented only to comply with legal requirements. It can also be used for notes that are less important than the text of the parent element or deal with a tangential issue that may be relevant to some users. The <small> element can in particular be used for a "sub-heading" within a heading element. -- Yucca, http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/
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