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Usage
Use this template instead of ((small)) or <small>...</small> to wrap multiple lines of text, or to wrap a template that contains <div>...</div> tags.
This template is a drop-in replacement for ((small)) templates or <small>...</small> tags that wrap multiple lines or wrap a template containing <div>...</div> tags. When a ((small)) template or <small>...</small> tags wrap multiple lines, Linter errors are caused, typically "Missing end tag", "Misnested tag", or "Stripped tag".
The only parameter, |, is the content that is intended to be rendered at a font size of 85% of normal.
Note that if the = character appears in the content, it should be replaced with ((=)), or the content must be explicitly preceded with |1=. See examples in the table below. Pages ignoring this instruction are likely to appear in Category:Pages using small with an empty input parameter (1,438).
| input | shows |
|---|---|
((smalldiv|
*One
*Two
*Three))
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((smalldiv|((unbulleted list|One|Two|Three))))
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((smalldiv|((hlist|One|Two|Three))))
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((smalldiv|((hidden||((nowrap|Ichirō Hatoyama – 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi – 4<br/>''Others'' – 15))))))
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Ichirō Hatoyama – 394 Nobusuke Kishi – 4 Others – 15 |
Example with = character in the content (error):((smalldiv|Ichirō Hatoyama = 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi = 4<br/>''Others'' = 15))
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(({1))}
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Example with = character in the content using |1=:((smalldiv|1=Ichirō Hatoyama = 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi = 4<br/>''Others'' = 15))
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Ichirō Hatoyama = 394
Nobusuke Kishi = 4 Others = 15 |
When not to use this template
Remember to "avoid using smaller font sizes in elements that already use a smaller font size, such as infoboxes, navboxes and reference sections", per MOS:ACCESS#Font size and MOS:SMALLFONT. Using this template within an infobox or a navbox reduces the text size to about 75%, which is smaller than the 85% limit prescribed by the MOS guideline.
Template data
TemplateData for Smalldiv
Tracking category
See also
- ((bigdiv)) (for wrapping multiple lines in big formatting)
- ((monodiv)) (for wrapping multiple lines in monospace formatting)
- ((bold div)) (for wrapping multiple lines in bold formatting)
- ((italic div)) (for wrapping multiple lines in italic formatting)
- ((Resizediv)) – block-level template for changing text size
| Code for inline content | Code for block content | Size | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
((small|text))((smaller|text)) |
((smalldiv|text)) |
85% | text |
((resize|text)) |
((resizediv|text)) |
90% | text |
((midsize|text)) |
92% | text | |
| none | none | 100% | text |
((large|text))((larger|text))((big|text)) |
((largediv|text)) |
120% | text |
((huge|text)) |
180% | text | |
((resize|x%|text)) |
((resizediv|x%|text)) |
custom | varies |
((font|size=x%)) |
custom | varies |