# Superscript or subscript

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475>\
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**Created:** [October 25, 1999, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475 "1999-10-25T01:12:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 1999, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/1 "1999-10-25T01:12:00Z")

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Is there a way w/HTML or UBB code to get superscript or subscript?

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**Author:** ![DW3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@DW3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DW3)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 1999, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/2 "1999-10-25T03:52:00Z")

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\< sup \> \< /sup \> and \< sub \> \< /sub \>

Text[sup]Superscript[/sup]

Text[sub]Subscript[/sub]

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I before E except after C. We live in a weird society!

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 1999, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/3 "1999-10-25T12:11:00Z")

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testing:

x[sup]2[/sup][sub]1[/sup]

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 1999, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/4 "1999-10-25T12:11:00Z")

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Hmmm… Now trying with the subscripts first, then the superscripts.

x[sub]1[/sub][sup]2[/sup]

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 1999, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/5 "1999-10-25T12:54:00Z")

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Thanks, DW3.

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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/6 "1999-10-30T04:20:00Z")

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C[sub]6[/sub]H[sub]12[/sub]O[sub]6[/sub]: Glucose

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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/7 "1999-10-30T04:20:00Z")

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Uh-oh. What’d I miss?

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**Author:** ![DW3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@DW3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DW3)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/8 "1999-10-30T04:32:00Z")

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SanibelMan,

Use \< \> not

&ltsup&gt&lt/sup&gt and &ltsub&gt&lt/sub&gt

* * *

I before E except after C. We live in a weird society!

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**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/9 "1999-10-30T16:59:00Z")

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[sup]I can’t even get the cents sign to work[/sup]

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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 1999, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/10 "1999-10-31T05:12:00Z")

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C[sub]6[/sub]H[sub]12[/sub]O[sub]6[/sub]: Glucose

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/11 "1999-10-30T19:08:00Z")

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H[sub]2[/sub]S

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/12 "1999-11-04T05:23:00Z")

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[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o\</sup \>o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o[sub]o[/sub]o[sup]o[/sup]o

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/13 "1999-11-04T05:25:00Z")

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[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_\</sup \>_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_\</s up\>_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_\< /sup\>_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/14 "1999-11-04T05:28:00Z")

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[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_  
[sup]_[/sup]_[sub]_[/sub]_[sup]_[/sup]_

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/15 "1999-11-04T21:47:00Z")

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e[sup]i\<font face=“Symbol”\>p\</font\>[/sup] + 1 = 0

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**Author:** ![Timothy\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Timothy\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timothy_Campbell)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 1999, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/16 "1999-11-05T03:30:00Z")

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Well, then, I can only say one thing about all this, and it’s **\<font face=“arial,helvetica” color="#4000A0" size="+2"\>[sup]YIPPEE[/sup]\</font\>** and **\<font face=“arial,helvetica” color="#4000A0" size="+2"\>[sub]YAHOO[/sub]\</font\>** … but that’s just one man’s opinion.

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**Author:** ![Timothy\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Timothy\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timothy_Campbell)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 1999, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/17 "1999-11-05T03:33:00Z")

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\<table border=“2” cellpadding=“18” cellspacing=“1” width=“100%”\>Actually, now that I think about it, that was **\<font face=“arial,helvetica” color="#4040FF"\>two\</font\>** things. Sorry.\</table\>

Nobody’s perfect. ☹

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**Author:** ![Timothy\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Timothy\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timothy_Campbell)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 1999, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/18 "1999-11-05T03:36:00Z")

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\<table border=“2” cellpadding=“18” cellspacing=“1” width=“100%” bgcolor="#A0E0A0"\>Am I being **\<font face=“arial,helvetica” color="#4040FF"\>annoying\</font\>** with this mischief? Again, I’m sorry.\</table\>

Well, not _that_ sorry. Nyah hah hah.

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**Author:** ![Splat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Splat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splat)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/19 "2000-04-26T12:20:00Z")

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SUM\<sub\>i=1\</sub\>\<sup\>k\<\sup\> p\<sub\>k\<\sub\>n\<sub\>k\<\sub\>

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**Author:** ![Splat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Splat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splat)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superscript-or-subscript/1475/20 "2000-04-26T12:22:00Z")

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SUM[sub]i=1[/sub][sup]k[\sup] p[sub]k[\sub][sup]n[sub]k[\sub][/sup]

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