small capital

American  

noun

1. a capital letter of a particular font, the same height as the x-high letters.

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small capital British  

noun

1. a letter having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as a lower-case letter

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Etymology

Origin of small capital

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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small capital

Suddenly, a simple dinner party starts behaving like a small capital project.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Although there will be a small capital investment to add the third shift in Missouri, there are no incentives for this project.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

Abba Mania’s website says “Abba Mania is in no way associated, affiliated, or endorsed by Polar Music or ABBA” in small capital letters.

From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2021

Most Yukon communities have only a nursing station at most, and even in Whitehorse, the small capital city where I live, the hospital has only a handful of ICU beds and a limited oxygen supply.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2021

Then come the big hydraulic companies, reaching benches and levels that men with small capital could not attain.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress