String.prototype.small()

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The small() method of {{jsxref("String")}} values creates a string that embeds this string in a {{HTMLElement("small")}} element (<small>str</small>), which causes this string to be displayed in a small font.

[!NOTE] All HTML wrapper methods are deprecated and only standardized for compatibility purposes. Use DOM APIs such as document.createElement() instead.

Syntax#

small()

Parameters#

None.

Return value#

A string beginning with a <small> start tag, then the text str, and then a </small> end tag.

Examples#

Using small()#

The code below creates an HTML string and then replaces the document's body with it:

const contentString = "Hello, world";

document.body.innerHTML = contentString.small();

This will create the following HTML:

<small>Hello, world</small>

Instead of using small() and creating HTML text directly, you should use DOM APIs such as document.createElement(). For example:

const contentString = "Hello, world";
const elem = document.createElement("small");
elem.innerText = contentString;
document.body.appendChild(elem);

Specifications#

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Browser compatibility#

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See also#

• Polyfill of String.prototype.small in core-js
• es-shims polyfill of String.prototype.small
• HTML wrapper methods
• {{HTMLElement("small")}}