How do you add subscript and superscript in Word?

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How do you add subscript and superscript in Word?

Use keyboard shortcuts to apply superscript or subscript

  1. Select the text or number that you want.
  2. For superscript, press Ctrl, Shift, and the Plus sign (+) at the same time. For subscript, press Ctrl and the Equal sign (=) at the same time. (Do not press Shift.)

Can you add subscript and superscript?

You can add a superscript or subscript in Word using the appropriate buttons in the Font section of the Home ribbon. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to format text as a superscript or subscript. You can insert special characters, like the trademark symbol, automatically as a superscript.

What is the symbol for subscript?

_
Use “_” (underscore) for subscripts.

How do I insert H2O in Word?

For example, to depict a formula that signifies water, type H2O. Select the text you want to appear as subscript so that it is highlighted. In this example, select the number 2 in H2O. Go to the Home tab and, in the Font group, select Subscript, represented by the letter x and a depressed number 2.

How do you put a subscript in an equation in Word?

EDIT: apperently for equation manager CTRL+L does subscript while CTRL+H does superscript….To subscript a character in equation editor:

  1. Type an underscore ‘_’.
  2. Press the space bar.
  3. This creates a small dotted box in the subscript.
  4. click on the box and type the text that has to go in the subscript.

How do you insert a superscript reference in Word?

  1. Click in the text where you want to insert the citation superscript.
  2. Click the “Home” tab on the Ribbon.
  3. Click the “Superscript” button on the ribbon, in the Font group.
  4. Type the number of the citation.
  5. Click the “Superscript” button again, then return to typing as normal.

How do you type a subscript in copy and paste?

Select one or more subscript symbols (₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄ ) using the subscript text symbol keyboard of this page. Copy the selected subscript symbols by clicking the editor green copy button or CTRL+C. Paste selected subscript text symbols to your application by tapping paste or CTRL+V.