I want to make words small (like image credits), and I tried all the available edit buttons for words. How can I make regular words small?
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1Duplicate of How do I use a small font size in questions and answers?. Also included in What HTML tags are allowed on Stack Exchange sites?, linked from the editing help, linked from the tag wiki of the Markdown tag.– Sebastian SimonApr 19, 2021 at 16:54
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The answers on that question is on this one, and it should have been marked as duplicate before answer. @SebastianSimon– LyntApr 19, 2021 at 16:56
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1The order of events is irrelevant. It’s still a duplicate.– Sebastian SimonApr 19, 2021 at 16:57
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You have commented on the most recent answer, and now marking as duplicate for improvement. It can be marked as not focused. @SebastianSimon– LyntApr 19, 2021 at 16:57
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like this?
SE's flavour of markdown supports HTML sub tags <sub>like this</sub>. Some folks also use Unicode small fonts but this is probably easier.
To have a superscript, use it <sup>like this</sup>.
answered Apr 19, 2021 at 16:00
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1"Flavour" and "flavor" are both correct ways to spell the word, BTW @Anynobot.– OllieApr 19, 2021 at 16:39
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@Ollie I was already editing it for other reasons but spell check told me that was wrong, so I corrected it. I should've known that it was the british way of spelling...– AnynobotApr 19, 2021 at 16:44
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@loan_2314 It’s an element, not an attribute. It’s also not supposed to be used to shrink words, but to make subscripts, such as H₂O (
H<sub>2</sub>O). It’s being abused to make text smaller. Apr 19, 2021 at 16:47 -
3There also isn't a more appropriate substitute for small text, so "abuse" or no, this is a practical and justifiable usage of that tag across Stack Exchange. Go bump the feature request for
<small>support if you'd like, the request has been around for nearly as long as the platform itself.– zcoop98Apr 19, 2021 at 19:15