small capital

noun

a capital letter of a particular font, the same height as the x-high letters.
Also called small cap.

Origin of small capital

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby small capital

small arms, small beer, small business administration, small calorie, small cane, small capital, small cardiac vein, small cell carcinoma, small change, small chop, small circle

Example sentences from the Web for small capital

  • In No. 28 the first four words are in small-capital letters, the first word of the sentence beginning, of course, with a capital.

    Why We Punctuate |William Livingston Klein

British Dictionary definitions for small capital

small capital

noun

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