small caps
Shrunken uppercase letters
Small caps are letters shaped like capitals but sized closer to lowercase letters.
They appear in typography for emphasis, abbreviations, or stylistic effect: The author's name appeared in SMALL CAPS on the title page.
In digital text, true small caps are distinct from simply shrinking capital letters, which produces thinner strokes that look wrong alongside regular text.
Character style set
- typesettingArranging text for print
- typefaceLettering style design
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
glyph · kerning · leading · tracking · point size · ligature · baseline · swash
Spelled-out letter shortening
- abbreviationShortened word form
- NATOWestern defense organization
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
Uncapitalized letter form
- uppercaseCapital letter form
- boldfaceThick, dark lettering
- italicsSloped typeface for emphasis
- underlineLine beneath text
highlight · superscript · subscript · letter-spacing · word spacing · CSS · HTML · style guide
Order of attention in design
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- mixed caseCombination of different kinds
- title caseCapitalizing principal words
pull quote · callout · sidebar · annotation · footnote · endnote · marginalia
font
Character style set
- typesettingArranging text for print
- typefaceLettering style design
- serifLetter terminal flourish
sans-serif · glyph · kerning · leading · tracking · point size · ligature · baseline · swash · drop cap
initialism
Spelled-out letter shortening
- abbreviationShortened word form
- NATOWestern defense organization
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
FBI · CIA · UNICEF · OPEC · AIDS · HTML · CSS · PDF · FAQ · AM
lowercase
Uncapitalized letter form
underline · highlight · superscript · subscript · letter-spacing · word spacing · CSS · HTML · style guide · formatting
visual hierarchy
Order of attention in design
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- mixed caseCombination of different kinds
title case · pull quote · callout · sidebar · annotation · footnote · endnote · marginalia
titles
Names of creative works
- headingsLabels for text sections
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- captionsText describing visual content
bylines · credits · signage · letterhead · monogram · logo · branding · certificates · diplomas · invitations
- lettersa, d, e, h, q
- investing termsstocks, bonds, ETFs, gold, commodities
- stocksstock, shares, stock price, stocks, stock quote
- capitalizationuppercase, lowercase, capital letters, caps, title case
- formattingitalics, font size, font color, indent, underline
- text effectsbold, italic, underline, strikethrough, drop shadow
small capsuppercase
Capital letter form
capital letters · lowercase · minuscule · mixed case · title case
small, smaller, smallest, smallness, smallish, capitals, smalls