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small caps

Use small caps to make text less obtrusive or to give it more emphasis.

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Definition: Capital or uppercase letters that are a smaller size than regular capitals in a given font are small caps. They are about the size of normal lowercase letters in a typeface.

Small caps are commonly used for setting acronyms and common abbreviations (NASA, PM) because they are less obtrusive than normal size capitals.

Also Known As: s.c. | Small Capitals

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