small text

Questions

What does small text mean?

A small size of type, in French and Italian printing, usually conflated with brevier but technically treated as 7½ Didot points.

Where does small text come from?

Calque of French petit-texte.

How to pronounce small text

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4. Repeat and practice — Say “small text” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.