fine print

This term carries a strong negative connotation, implying a lack of transparency or a deliberate attempt by a company or legal entity to hide unfavorable terms from the consumer. It suggests a power imbalance where the drafter of the contract uses visual obfuscation to protect themselves at the expense of the signer.

Grammatically, this is an uncountable compound noun. It refers to the collective body of small text rather than individual characters or paragraphs, and therefore does not have a plural form. One does not refer to multiple "fine prints" but rather to "the fine print" of various documents.