# Need a font for an 'elevated' c in 'Mc words' **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 16, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854 "2015-04-16T18:54:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854/1 "2015-04-16T18:54:44Z")
Such as in McCormick, or McDonalds, but where the c is elevated slightly, instead of on the same level as the M. Can’t scare up such a font on my own. A friend has Mc in her name, but uses the elevated c form, and I’d like to use it in my emails to her. Can anyone assist? ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854/2 "2015-04-16T19:07:26Z")
Like this; MᶜDonald? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854/3 "2015-04-16T19:08:23Z")
M[sup]c[/sup]Cormick Is superscripting too high? ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854/4 "2015-04-16T19:09:00Z")
Wikipedia uses the superscript in _Helvetica_ by default. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854/5 "2015-04-16T19:09:07Z")
Cut and paste from here > **[Unicode subscripts and superscripts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_subscripts_and_superscripts)** > > Unicode has subscripted and superscripted versions of a number of characters including a full set of Arabic numerals. These characters allow any polynomial, chemical and certain other equations to be represented in plain text without using any form of markup like HTML or TeX. > The World Wide Web Consortium and the Unicode Consortium have made recommendations on the choice between using markup and using superscript and subscript characters: > When used in mathematical context (MathML) it is recomm... ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854/6 "2015-04-16T19:11:38Z")
Using either M Office or Open office or just an generic email ??? M Office says you can, don’t know about Open office. Your question is the top item in my Google search. He he he ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-font-for-an-elevated-c-in-mc-words/717854/7 "2015-04-16T19:27:23Z")
Copy and paste of those two examples works nicely, thanks!!!