This is normal text using the browser defaults.

This text uses the global style rule for the span element.

This text uses the small class rule.

Here the small style class is used inside the global style rule. Note that the other styles are still inherited from the global rule.

This text demonstrates some of the other properties that control text appearance. To do this with HTML, you would have to use the font and i elements. But there is no way to produce the background effect.

Here the "other" style class is used inside the small style class.