small-caps
Shrunken uppercase letters
Small-caps are capital letters sized to match lowercase letters in a line of text.
They appear in typography for stylistic emphasis, abbreviations, or formal design: The author's name appeared in small-caps beneath the title.
Small-caps provide visual distinction without the shouting quality of full capitals.
Character style set
- typefaceLettering style design
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- uppercaseCapital letter form
lowercase · italic · bold · roman · glyphs · typesetting · kerning · tracking
Labels for text sections
- subheadingsSecondary titles in documents
- titlesNames of creative works
- acronymsWords made from initials
- abbreviationsTruncated word forms
emphasis · elegance · formality · refinement · classicism · distinction · branding · logos
Ease of understanding text
- clarityState of being understandable
- distinctnessQuality of being distinguishable
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- visibilityRange of clear sight
comprehension · accessibility · simplicity · cleanness · precision · intelligibility · uniformity · scanning
font
Character style set
- typefaceLettering style design
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
uppercase · lowercase · italic · bold · roman · glyphs · typesetting · kerning · tracking · leading
headings
Labels for text sections
- subheadingsSecondary titles in documents
- titlesNames of creative works
- acronymsWords made from initials
abbreviations · emphasis · elegance · formality · refinement · classicism · distinction · branding · logos · mastheads
readability
Ease of understanding text
- clarityState of being understandable
- distinctnessQuality of being distinguishable
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
visibility · comprehension · accessibility · simplicity · cleanness · precision · intelligibility · uniformity · scanning · skimming
small-capsuppercase
Capital letter form
capital letters · lowercase · mixed case · sentence case · title case
small, smaller, smallest, smallish, smallness, cap, caps, capped, capping