How it works
- Type the word you want smaller. A short label works better than a sentence.
- Compare superscript, small caps and subscript. Missing letters stay full size in that row.
- Copy the row that looks right, then check it on your phone before you post.
Three different kinds of small
Superscript uses modifier letters and superscript digits, the characters Unicode defines with a superscript decomposition. They sit above the baseline, like a footnote number.
Small caps turns lowercase letters into smaller capitals. Subscript uses the Latin subscript letters and subscript digits, which sit below the baseline. Capitals and several lowercase letters have no subscript form at all.
Small caps on this page
Small caps is one of the three rows, and it is the row a small caps generator needs. It changes lowercase letters into smaller capital shapes and leaves capitals, digits and punctuation alone.
The note under that row names the lowercase letters with no small capital, including q and x. Those stay the size you typed, which is the same rule as the other tiny rows.
Letters Unicode never shrank
Superscript is missing X, Y and Z. Subscript is missing every capital, plus b, c, d, f, g and q. Small caps has no widely used form for q or x. Those characters are copied through unchanged, which is why a word can look mixed.
The gap is in the character set, not in this page. There is no tiny glyph to swap in, so the plain letter is the honest result.
Where tiny letters show up
People use a superscript word in a bio, a subscript note under a caption, or small caps for a short label. They also show up in jokes, fan names and the odd comment. Styles for an Instagram bio sit beside these, and the full list of Unicode styles is on the hub. When the line should be wider rather than smaller, wide fullwidth letters with extra spacing are a different conversion.
They are a poor fit for anything someone must copy exactly, such as a code, a hashtag or a phone number. A raised digit is not the same character as a normal digit.
Read them before you rely on them
A screen reader may announce tiny letters one by one or as phonetic symbols. Keep anything important in normal text, including the only copy of a link, name or address.
Rare modifier letters can show as empty boxes on older phones. If a word matters, repeat it in plain letters next to the tiny version, or pick a gothic fraktur alphabet when you want decoration without shrinking the line.
More text styles
Frequently asked questions
Why do some letters stay normal size?
Unicode has no superscript or subscript form for them. This page leaves those letters as you typed them instead of inventing a lookalike.
How is superscript different from small caps?
Superscript raises modifier letters and digits. Small caps keeps lowercase words in smaller capital shapes, and it only changes letters that have a small capital.
Is the small caps row a small caps generator?
Yes. That row is the small caps generator on this page. It changes lowercase letters that have a small capital and leaves q, x, capitals and digits at normal size.
Is this just a smaller font size?
No. Font size would shrink every letter together. These are separate Unicode characters, so a missing one cannot shrink.
Where should I use tiny text?
A short bio line, a label or a note. Turn the same words upside down only when you want them read by rotating the screen, not when you want them smaller.
Can I put a tiny address in my bio?
It is a bad idea. Screen readers may spell the letters, and someone copying the address may not get the plain characters back.