Tiny letters for notes, captions and decoration.
Not every letter exists as a superscript or subscript in Unicode. Missing letters stay as normal letters.
ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴇxᴛ
ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ᵗᵉˣᵗ
ₛₘₐₗₗ ₜₑₓₜ
ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ᵗᵉˣᵗ
Plain text has no size setting, so small text is made from characters that are already small: small capitals, raised letters and lowered letters. Small caps cover the whole alphabet, while superscript and subscript have a few gaps.
When a letter has no small form, it stays at normal size, which can make results look uneven. Small caps is the most reliable style for full sentences.
No. These are Unicode characters that happen to look like styled letters, so they paste into any app that accepts text, with no font installation. Because they are different characters from normal letters, search and screen readers may handle them differently.
Unicode lacks small forms for a few letters, such as some capitals. Those stay normal size.
Small caps. Superscript and subscript are mainly useful for short fragments.