Small text generator

Three kinds of small text

• Superscript (ˢᵗᵃʸ ᶜᵒᵒˡ) is the tiniest text, raised above the line. It is popular for whispers, footnotes, quiet jokes and minimal bios.
• Small caps (ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴄᴏᴏʟ) uses capital shapes at lowercase height and sits on the line, which looks neat in names and headers.
• Subscript (ₛₜₐy ₒₒₗ) sits below the line. Unicode only has subscript forms for some letters, so it works best for chemical formulas like H₂O and CO₂ and for numbers.

Gaps in the tiny alphabets

Unicode never got a complete set of small letters. Superscript has no q, so the generator uses a look-alike (ᑫ). Small caps has no x, so x stays as it is, and the small capital q (ꞯ) is new enough that some older devices show it as a box. Superscript capitals are mixed: a few, like C, F, S and X to Z, use the small letter instead, because no capital form exists. Characters with no small form are kept unchanged rather than dropped.

Where tiny text is useful

Use small text for a subtle line under a bold name, a quiet aside in a caption, or a footnote like ¹ or ² in a post. Superscript digits ⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹ are also handy for math, like x² or 10⁶, in apps without formatting.

Small text is hard to read on a phone and screen readers often skip it, so keep it for the extras, never for the main message.

Questions and answers

What is the difference between superscript and small caps?

Superscript letters sit high and are tiny, like ᵗʰⁱˢ. Small caps have the shape of capitals at the height of lowercase letters, like ᴛʜɪꜱ, and sit on the normal line.

Why is the q odd in tiny text?

Unicode has no superscript q, so the generator uses ᑫ, a similar-looking character. Small caps uses ꞯ, which some older devices cannot display.

Why do some letters not change in subscript?

Unicode only has subscript forms of a, e, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v and x. Other letters stay normal size.

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