Superscript
Also called: superscription or superior
In text formatted in superscript, the characters are aligned higher within the text line than the regular typesetting line. The characters are also slightly smaller than normal.
Superscript is applied to mathematical formulas (such as the well-known E=MC2) and number notations (powers such as32,43), ordinal numbers (1st,2nd, 100th), references in articles (referring to a footnote1) and special characters such as the trademark sign(TM).
The opposite of superscript is subscript.
Using superscript in documents
Most word processing programs have tools to display text in superscript. Selected text can usually be converted to superscript with the key combination CTRL-SHIFT-= (e.g., Microsoft Word) or CTRL-SHIFT-P (e.g., LibreOffice).
Of some common characters in superscript, most character sets include separate characters, such as ², ³ and ™. Shortcut keys exist for these as well, such as CTRL-ALT-2 for ².
The HTML tag to display text in superscript is <sup>.