HTML 5 and semantics
The HTML 5 speccontains:
2.7.4. The small element
Now, it appears that the WHATWG people have decided that this means:
“The small element represents small print (part of a document often describing legal restrictions, such as copyrights or other disadvantages), or other side comments.”
Now, is it just me or is the small element not a particularly semantic way of saying, “this might be a copyright notice… then again, it might be some kind of legal thing, or maybe just a side comment”.
Small to me is presentational, in the same way that the b and i elements were presentational.
I understand that ‘small print’ has a semantic meaning in terms of a legal document or contract. But it just seems wrong to use it in a mark-up language.
Any thoughts?