small caps
nounEtymology 1856. Compare caps (“capitals”), 1856; small capitals, 1770.
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Media, Publishing, Typography Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).
- Because small caps are smaller than full size caps—slightly larger than the x-height—they are less obtrusive and do not overwhelm the upper and lower case type as full size capitals would.2006, Nigel French, chapter 3, in InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Press, →ISBN, page 37:
- Synonyms
- small capitals
- Derived terms
- smallcap
- Related terms
- upper case, lower case, caps and small caps