small caps

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

small caps pl (plural only)

A small caps font

(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

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)

(finance) Stocks with a relatively small market capitalization.

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