This element applies a smaller size font formatting to text (in
relation to the default font size.) It seems to be the HTML 3 answer to the
FONT element (introduced by Netscape and Internet Explorer which runs
counter to general HTML ideology of divorcing display details from
content.) SMALL and its companion element BIG answer the needs of having
alternate character level elements for controlling font size while also
not being specific in HOW to display the contents (A virtual style element.)
HTML 3.2 and 4.0, however, support both font size control mechanisms.
More sizing control is allowed by the FONT SIZE
element that is supported by HTML 3.2 and many browsers.
Browser Peculiarities
Support Note: Mosaic supported the SMALL element
in the Macintosh 3.0 Betas, but retracted it for its final PC version.
The equivalent FONT SIZE value for SMALL text generally used by
browsers is 2 (default 'normal' font size is usually 3.)
If you conflict this element with a BIG element it appears that most
browsers will render the result as SMALL every time (nesting order
does not matter.)