How to Create Superscript and Subscript in MS Word
Part 1 of 2:
Superscript
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Select the text you want to turn into superscript. You can also place your cursor where you want to start typing superscript. -
Enable superscript. Your highlighted text will be converted to superscript, or you can begin typing at the cursor's location to type in superscript. There are a few different ways that you can enable superscript:- Click the x² button in the Font section of the Home tab.
- Click the Format menu, select Font and then check the "Superscript" box.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + equals.
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Disable superscript. Once you're done using superscript, you can disable it by doing the same thing you did to enable it. This will return you to regular typing. -
Clear any superscript or subscript. You can revert text to normal by selecting it and pressing Ctrl + Space.[1]
Part 2 of 2:
Subscript
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Select the text that you want to turn into subscript. You can also click to place your cursor where you want to start typing subscript. -
Enable subscript. Your highlighted text will be changed to subscript, or you can start typing in subscript at your cursor's location. There are several ways to enable subscript.- Click the x₂ button in the Font group on the Home tab.[2]
- Click the Format menu and select Font. Check the "Subscript" box.
- Press Ctrl + equals.
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Disable subscript. After you're done using subscript, disable it the same way you turned it on. -
Clear any subscript or superscript. If you don't want text to be subscript or superscript anymore, you can select it all and press Ctrl + Space.
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