small caps

small caps

English

Etymology 1

1856. Compare caps (“capitals”), 1856; small capitals, 1770.

Noun

small caps pl (plural only)

A small caps font

1. (typography) Capital letters A, B, C, ... shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).

Synonyms

• small capitals

See also

• upper case
• lower case
• caps and small caps

Translations

font variant

Czech: kapitálky f pl Danish: kapitæler c pl or n pl Esperanto: majuskleto Finnish: kapiteeli French: petite capitale (fr) f

Hungarian: kiskapitális Italian: maiuscoletto (it) m Polish: kapitaliki m pl Portuguese: versalete (pt) m Spanish: versalita (es)

Noun

small caps pl (plural only)

1. (finance) Stocks with a relatively small market capitalization.