small text

<p>This paragraph has the default font size. <small>But here is
some text wrapped in a <samp>small</samp> tag.</small></p>

<p>Using <samp>small</samp>
gives semantic meaning as well changing the presentation.</p>
            

This paragraph has the default font size. But here is some text wrapped in a small tag. (Text wrapped in small will be 16px.) The default paragraph size is 18px.

Using small gives semantic meaning as well changing the presentation.