small caps en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
1856. Compare caps (“capitals”), 1856; small capitals, 1770.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) 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:
Deriveds
Relateds
caps and small caps · lower case · upper case
Synonyms
Translations (20)
es letras versalitas (font variant) · ca versaleta (font variant) · it maiuscoletto (font variant) · es versalitas (font variant) · hu kiskapitális (font variant) · pl kapitalik (font variant) · uk капіте́ль (font variant) · de Kapitälchen (font variant) · da kapitæler (font variant) · eo majuskleto (font variant) · ga ceannlitreacha beaga (font variant) · es versalillas (font variant) · nl kleinkapitaal (font variant) · fr petite capitale (font variant) · pt versalete (font variant) · fr médiuscule (font variant) · fi kapiteeli (font variant) · cs kapitálky (font variant) · ru капите́ль (font variant) · es letras versalillas (font variant)