Tiny text styles compared

"tiny text" in every style, with how many of the 26 letters each style covers and how X counts it (9 as normal text).

Tiny letters reaches all 26 by using ᑫ, a character from Canadian Syllabics, for q. Small caps uses a normal x, since there is no small capital x. Tiny capitals fills its gaps with tiny lowercase letters.

How to make text smaller without Unicode

Some apps can shrink text with their own formatting. It covers every letter and is easier to read than Unicode tiny text.

Terms used on this page

Tiny text

Text made from small Unicode characters, so it looks small wherever it is pasted.

Superscript

Small characters raised above the line. They make the most complete tiny alphabet.

Subscript

Small characters lowered below the line. Only 17 letters have subscript forms.

Small caps

Capital letter shapes at the height of lowercase letters, sitting on the line.

Look-alike

A character from another script used because it resembles a missing one, like ᑫ for a tiny q.

Subtext

Discord's small grey text, made by starting a line with -# and a space.

Unicode

The standard that gives every character, including tiny letters, its own code.

Display name

The name shown on a profile, which usually accepts tiny text, unlike the username.

Weighted count

X counts most tiny characters as 2 toward its 280-character limit.