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== Usage ==
Use this template instead of {{tl|small}} or {{tag|small}} to wrap multiple lines of text, or to wrap a template that contains {{tag|div}} tags. 

This template is a drop-in replacement for {{tl|small}} templates or {{tag|small}} tags that wrap multiple lines or wrap a template containing {{tag|div}} tags. When a {{tl|small}} template or {{tag|small}} tags wrap multiple lines, [[Special:LintErrors|Linter]] errors are caused, typically "Missing end tag", "Misnested tag", or "Stripped tag". 

The only parameter, {{para|1=}}, is the content that is intended to be rendered at a font size of 85% of normal. 

Note that if the <code>=</code> character appears in the content, it should be replaced with {{tl|{{=}}}}, or the content must be explicitly preceded with {{para|1}}. See examples in the table below. Pages ignoring this instruction are likely to appear in {{clc|Pages using small with an empty input parameter}}. 

{| class="wikitable"
|+Examples of uses for {{tl|smalldiv}} 
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!input
!shows
|-
| <pre><nowiki>{{smalldiv|
*One
*Two
*Three}}</nowiki></pre>
| {{smalldiv|
*One
*Two
*Three}}
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{smalldiv|{{unbulleted list|One|Two|Three}}}}</nowiki></code>
| {{smalldiv|{{unbulleted list|One|Two|Three}}}}
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{smalldiv|{{hlist|One|Two|Three}}}}</nowiki></code>
| {{smalldiv|{{hlist|One|Two|Three}}}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{smalldiv|{{hidden||{{nowrap|Ichirō Hatoyama – 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi – 4<br/>''Others'' – 15}}}}}}</nowiki></code>
| {{smalldiv|{{hidden||{{nowrap|Ichirō Hatoyama – 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi – 4<br/>''Others'' – 15}}}}}}
|-
|Example with = character in the content (error):<br/> <code><nowiki>{{smalldiv|Ichirō Hatoyama = 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi = 4<br/>''Others'' = 15}}</nowiki></code>
| {{smalldiv|Ichirō Hatoyama = 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi = 4<br/>''Others'' = 15}}
|-
|Example with = character in the content using {{para|1}}:<br/> <code><nowiki>{{smalldiv|1=Ichirō Hatoyama = 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi = 4<br/>''Others'' = 15}}</nowiki></code>
| {{smalldiv|1=Ichirō Hatoyama = 394<br/>Nobusuke Kishi = 4<br/>''Others'' = 15}}
|}

==When not to use this template==
Remember to "avoid using smaller font sizes in elements that already use a smaller font size, such as infoboxes, navboxes and reference sections", per {{Wikipedia|MOS:ACCESS#Font size}} and {{Wikipedia|MOS:SMALLFONT}}. Using this template within an infobox or a navbox reduces the text size to about 75%, which is smaller than the 85% limit prescribed by the MOS guideline.

== Template data ==
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== Tracking category ==
* {{Category link with count|Pages using small with an empty input parameter}}

== See also ==
*{{tl|bigdiv}} (for wrapping multiple lines in big formatting)
*{{tl|monodiv}} (for wrapping multiple lines in monospace formatting)
*{{tl|bold div}} (for wrapping multiple lines in bold formatting)
*{{tl|italic div}} (for wrapping multiple lines in italic formatting)
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