small capitals
noun[plural]
uk/ˌsmɔːl ˈkæp.ɪ.təlz/us/ˌsmɑːl ˈkæp.ə.t̬əlz/capitallettersthat are the sameheightaslowercaseletters(= a, b, c, etc.):
Sectionheadingsshould beinsmallcapitals.
Smallcapitalsare the sameheightas theletterx in a givenfont.
Synonym
small cap(CAPITAL LETTERS)
- Not everytypefacehassmallcapitals.
- Targetadjectivesare insmallcapitalswith boldfacetype.
- Cross-referencing,indicatedby the use ofsmallcapitals, refers thereadertorelatedentries.
- Italics andboldareretained, but notsmallcapitals.
- From now on we will usesmallcapitalsfor theverbswewanttohighlight.
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- at sign
- block capitals
- capitalization
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- hyphenate
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed