You can’t manipulate the font face or font size directly. (I’m still waiting for [font face=“symbol”], btw). There is a way to get a smaller type. Use the sub and sup tags (superscript and subscript) together. In the example, substitute [ and ] for < and >:
[sub][sup]This is the way[/sup][/sub]
[sub][sup]This is the way[/sup][/sub]. It seems to work better if you view it with Netscape Navigator than with MS Internet Explorer.