An id on a <small> tag assigns an identifier to the element.
The identifier must be unique across the page.
An id attribute on a <small> tag.
The wattpad.com website has a section on shrinking stories.
<p>
The wattpad.com website has a section on
<small id="small-stories">shrinking stories</small>.
</p>
The id attribute assigns an identifier to the <small> element.
The id allows JavaScript to easily access the <small> element.
It is also used to point to a specific id selector in a style sheet.
Tip: id is a global attribute that can be applied to any HTML element.
<small id="identifier" />
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | A unique alphanumeric string. The id value must begin with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.). |
A <small> element with a unique id.
Clicking the button displays the text of the element.
The wattpad.com website has a section on shrinking stories.
<p>
The wattpad.com website has a section on
<small id="mysmall">shrinking stories</small>.
</p>
<br />
<button onclick="show();">Show small text</button>
<script>
let show = () => {
let element = document.getElementById("mysmall");
alert("Text = " + element.innerHTML);
}
</script>
The id attribute assigns a unique identifier for the <small>.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which locates the <small> using the id.
It extracts the <small> content and displays it in an alert box.
Here is when id support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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