[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":41},["Reactive",2],{"blog-post-small-text-in-markdown":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"description":6,"excerpt":7,"date":8,"category":9,"author":10,"keywords":11,"readingMinutes":12,"html":13,"headings":14,"tools":15,"related":16},"small-text-in-markdown","Markdown Small Text Formatting","Learn how to create small text in Markdown using HTML tags for stylistic text presentation, footnotes, or clarifications.","Small text is a type of text formatting that makes your letters appear smaller than the standard text size. You might find this feature useful when you want certain segments of your text to be…","2024-07-10","Tutorial","Matthew Rathbone","Small text in Markdown",1,"\u003Cp>Small text is a type of text formatting that makes your letters appear smaller than the standard text size. You might find this feature useful when you want certain segments of your text to be less prominent or just to play around with your text's visual presentation. Typically, the HTML tag for small text is \u003Ccode><small>\u003C/code>, but how can we achieve this is Markdown?\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"the-html-route\">The HTML Route\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, standard Markdown does not directly support small text. Markdown's syntax is much simpler than HTML's, which makes it less flexible. However, one of Markdown's advantages is that it can be mixed with raw HTML. So we can use the HTML \u003Ccode><small>\u003C/code> tag to render small text:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"hljs language-markdown\">This is a sentence with \u003Cspan class=\"language-xml\">\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-tag\"><\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-name\">small\u003C/span>>\u003C/span>\u003C/span>some small text\u003Cspan class=\"language-xml\">\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-tag\"></\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-name\">small\u003C/span>>\u003C/span>\u003C/span>.\n\u003C/code>\u003C/pre>\u003Cp>This would render as: \u003Cem>This is a sentence with\u003C/em> \u003Csmall>\u003Cem>some small text\u003C/em>\u003C/small>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"using-subscripts\">Using Subscripts\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Though not a direct replacement for small text, another tactic is to use subscript (\u003Csub>\u003C/sub>) tags in your Markdown:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"hljs language-markdown\">This is a sentence with \u003Cspan class=\"language-xml\">\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-tag\"><\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-name\">sub\u003C/span>>\u003C/span>\u003C/span>some small text\u003Cspan class=\"language-xml\">\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-tag\"></\u003Cspan class=\"hljs-name\">sub\u003C/span>>\u003C/span>\u003C/span>.\n\u003C/code>\u003C/pre>\u003Cp>This would render as: \u003Cem>This is a sentence with\u003C/em> \u003Csub>\u003Cem>some small text\u003C/em>\u003C/sub>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The disadvantage is that subscript text also gets slightly lowered.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>As it stands, these are the primary ways to handle small text in Markdown until direct support might be added to the standard Markdown syntax. Understanding this workaround is useful for maintaining more stylish or complex Markdown documents. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>For more on Markdown tricks and tips, refer to our \u003Ca href=\"/blog/how-to-preview-rendered-markdown-in-vim\">previous\u003C/a> tutorials. Markdown is a powerful tool with a diverse range of uses from coding to \u003Ca href=\"/blog/rendering-markdown-in-react\">rendering markdown in React\u003C/a> to formatting text in online forums.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Happy writing!\u003C/p>\n",[],[],[17,25,33],{"slug":18,"title":19,"description":20,"excerpt":21,"date":22,"category":9,"author":10,"keywords":23,"readingMinutes":24},"confluence-markdown","Confluence Markdown Tutorial for Effective Text Formatting","Learn how to edit and format text with Markdown in Atlassian Confluence with our concise guide for technical users.","In this tutorial, we will delve into a comprehensive guide on how to utilize Markdown in Atlassian Confluence. This tutorial is aimed at helping software engineers and other technical users to…","2024-05-06","Confluence markdown",2,{"slug":26,"title":27,"description":28,"excerpt":29,"date":30,"category":9,"author":10,"keywords":31,"readingMinutes":32},"markdown-line-spacing-paragraph-formatting-complete-guide","Markdown Line Spacing and Paragraph Formatting: Complete Guide to Text Layout and Visual Spacing","Master Markdown line spacing, paragraph formatting, and text layout techniques. Learn to control spacing, create visual breaks, and format paragraphs for professional documentation and content.","Effective line spacing and paragraph formatting in Markdown enables precise control over text layout and visual presentation, creating professional documentation that guides reader attention and…","2026-01-04","markdown line spacing, paragraph formatting markdown, markdown text layout, markdown spacing control, paragraph breaks markdown, markdown visual spacing, text formatting markdown",10,{"slug":34,"title":35,"description":36,"excerpt":37,"date":38,"category":9,"author":10,"keywords":39,"readingMinutes":40},"markdown-text-styling-formatting-complete-guide","Markdown Text Styling and Formatting: Complete Guide for Professional Typography and Visual Hierarchy","Master advanced text styling and formatting techniques in Markdown for professional typography, visual hierarchy, and enhanced readability. Learn CSS integration, platform-specific implementations, and accessibility best practices.","Advanced text styling and formatting in Markdown transforms basic content into professionally designed documents with sophisticated typography, visual hierarchy, and enhanced readability that…","2025-09-17","markdown text styling, markdown formatting, text typography markdown, markdown font styles, professional markdown formatting, text decoration markdown, markdown visual hierarchy, advanced text formatting",18,1792184940586]