noun

minutia

muh-NOO-shuh/mɪnˈuʃiʌ/

A small or trivial detail.

The tiny decorative leaf on the handle is one minutia of the teacup's design.

A magnifying glass isolates one tiny decorative leaf on the handle of a teacup, emphasizing a small, easily overlooked detail rather than the object as a whole.

Etymology

Latin “smallness” had a plural used for trifles. That shift from smallness to small things underlies the English sense of a tiny particular or trivial detail.

In context

Roei Samuel3:23

sometimes I do like to dip into the minutia of stuff. Really really small stuff like how a booking is taken at at one of the restaurants

Million Pound Menu Judge & Restauranteur - Jamie Barber (Owner of Hush Mayfair & Haché Burger) Ep 19

More examples

We spend the meeting discussing minutiae instead of making decisions.
He notices every minutia, including the spacing between letters.
I enjoy planning trips but leave the scheduling minutiae to her.

Forms

minutia · minutiae · minutias

Similar words

detail: Does not necessarily suggest smallness or lack of importance.
trifle: Emphasizes little value rather than a specific detail.