Can't use <small> tag on multiple lines

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A user, cockroach, reported an issue with using the <small> tag on multiple lines. They provided the output and source code, which didn’t render correctly. ondrej suggested adding a <div> tag, which solved the problem. However, cockroach found that using a <span> tag instead of <div> is a better solution. ondrej agreed that <span> is more suitable for styling purposes.

output:

(1) first line

(2) second line

(3) third line

(4) this is a link: https://meta.discourse.org

(5) here we go

source:

<small>
(1) first line

(2) second line

(3) third line

(4) this is a link: https://meta.discourse.org 

(5) here we go
</small>
<small>
<div>
(1) first line

(2) second line

(3) third line

(4) this is a link: https://meta.discourse.org 

(5) here we go
</div>
</small>

This worked for me by adding <div> </div> to the top and bottom

(1) first line

(2) second line

(3) third line

(4) this is a link: https://meta.discourse.org

(5) here we go

This is with <span> span is preferred over <div>

Ah yeah <span> is more for styling I think. Well at least it works now.