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What do you understand by superscript and subscript?
What do you understand by superscript and subscript?
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A superscript is a numerical symbol/alphabetical figure. These are not placed along with other numbers, letters, or symbols. These are placed slightly above the alignment line. When you see some numbers/digits at the top right portion of another letter/digit/word then we know it is a superscript.
The superscript has certain uses. It is used to add trademark, copyright symbols. This is generally the case when you want to use superscript on text objects. The superscript symbol is placed slightly above the line.
A similar process is undertaken by the numbers as well. For example, when we write powers for a certain number we find a digit on the top right corner of a number. Hence, it has its uses in both numbers and letters.
For writing superscript, one can simply do this step:
Pressing Ctrl, Shift, and the Plus[+] sign at the same time.
However, in MS word and google documents document you can directly write a superscript by choosing the desired option.
A superscript looks like this: 2<sup style=”font-family: inherit;”>5</sup>
A Subscript is also a similar numerical symbol/alphabetical figure. These are not placed along with other numbers, letters, or symbols. These are placed slightly below the alignment line. They are under the baseline. When you see some numbers/digits at the bottom of another letter/digit/word then we know it is a subscript.
The subscript has uses of its own. It is used in writing chemical formulas and chemical expressions in chemistry.
A similar process is approached by the numbers as well. For example, they are used in percentages and denominators, and other fractional stuff. However, the use is much more limited in comparison to superscripts.
For writing subscript, one can simply do this step:
Pressing Ctrl and the Equal sign (=) at the same time will do the job.
A subscript looks like this: N<sub style=”font-family: inherit;”>2</sub>
