small Fine-Print vs em Note

Distinguishes small side comments and fine print from em stress emphasis using standard semantic flags.

Description

Small denotes side comments or fine print, while em denotes stress emphasis.

Small denotes side comments or fine print, while em denotes stress emphasis. These semantic choices communicate meaning independently of font size or italics.^[1]

Distinguishes small side comments and fine print from em stress emphasis using standard semantic flags.

When to use small Fine-Print vs em Note

Use this for the following task: Distinguishes small side comments and fine print from em stress emphasis using standard semantic flags.

Prepare the parsed attribute values, element states or ordered local lists requested below. Keep attribute presence separate from value.

How to use small Fine-Print vs em Note and understand its results

Prepare the parsed attribute values, element states or ordered local lists requested below. Keep attribute presence separate from value.
Enter tag using the field table, then run the tool.
Read sideComment, stressEmphasis. Interpret flags, units, ordering and placeholder values using the rules below.
Review any reported issue or failed check, correct the supplied values when appropriate, and verify the result in its intended context.

Input field	Meaning	Value type and bounds	Requirement
tag	Tag	string; choose "small", "em"	Required

Choose one supported tag and return the two corresponding semantic flags.^[2]

small → sideComment; em → stressEmphasis

This summarizes the declared operation. Units, indexing, inclusivity and exceptional cases are explained in the surrounding text.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
sideComment	Side Comment	boolean
stressEmphasis	Stress Emphasis	boolean

json

{
  "input": {
    "tag": "small"
  },
  "output": {
    "sideComment": true,
    "stressEmphasis": false
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

The tool does not judge whether the supplied prose suits that element or inspect CSS.

This evaluates supplied local information; it does not fetch a page or run a browser. Malformed requests produce input errors. A successfully evaluated request can still contain false flags, empty result lists or a result outside the supplied threshold; those outcomes have the meanings stated above.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Choose b/i vs strong/em Semantic Split for this operation: Classifies b, i, strong and em by standard meaning: attention, alternate voice, importance or stress emphasis. Font weight and style are not inferred. For a complementary task, use mark vs strong Difference Lookup for this operation: Distinguishes contextual relevance marked by mark from importance, seriousness or urgency marked by strong. Appearance is controlled by CSS.

Further background: HTML / accessibility reference: small Fine-Print vs em Note.

References

HTML / accessibility reference: small Fine-Print vs em Note — WHATWG
small Fine-Print vs em Note — tool.io

Similar or alternative tools

b/i vs strong/em Semantic Split
Classifies b, i, strong and em by standard meaning: attention, alternate voice, importance or stress emphasis. Font weight and style are not inferred.
mark vs strong Difference Lookup
Distinguishes contextual relevance marked by mark from importance, seriousness or urgency marked by strong. Appearance is controlled by CSS.