superscripts
Elevated text symbols
Superscripts are characters set slightly above the normal line of text, typically in a smaller size.
They appear in mathematical notation for exponents (x²), ordinal indicators (1st, 2nd), footnote references, and chemical formulas.
The singular superscript can also function as an adjective: superscript numbers.
Raised power indicators
- powersAbilities or authorities held
- squaredRaised to second power
- cubedMultiplied by itself twice
- indicesOrganized lists for lookup
raised · base · exponential · polynomial · quadratic · cubic · algebra · logarithm
Marginal citations below text
- endnotesSupplementary citations after chapters
- referencesSources cited for verification
- citationsAcknowledged source mentions
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
bibliography · documentation · source · acknowledgments · appendix · scholarly · academic · notation
Standard for comparison
- subscriptsBelow-baseline text markers
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- typesettingArranging text for print
fonts · kerning · leading · tracking · ascender · descender · superior · inferior
Atomic number twins
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
- chemical formulasSymbolic representations of compounds
- atomic numberProton quantity per nucleus
- mass numberProtons and neutrons combined
charge · valence · electron · chemistry · physics · notation · equations · constants
exponents
Raised power indicators
indices · raised · base · exponential · polynomial · quadratic · cubic · algebra · logarithm · radical
footnotes
Marginal citations below text
- endnotesSupplementary citations after chapters
- referencesSources cited for verification
- citationsAcknowledged source mentions
cross-reference · bibliography · documentation · source · acknowledgments · appendix · scholarly · academic · notation · markers
baseline
Standard for comparison
- subscriptsBelow-baseline text markers
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- charactersPersons in a narrative
typesetting · fonts · kerning · leading · tracking · ascender · descender · superior · inferior · OpenType
isotopes
Atomic number twins
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
- chemical formulasSymbolic representations of compounds
- atomic numberProton quantity per nucleus
mass number · charge · valence · electron · chemistry · physics · notation · equations · constants · units
th
Digraph for tongue-teeth sounds
fourth · fifth · numerals · ranking · sequence · suffixes · abbreviation · dates · centuries · fractions
- math symbolsplus, minus, equals, divide, multiply
- notationsmusical notation, mathematical notation, decimal notation, scientific notation, dance notation
- number formsnumerals, digits, digit, integers, integer
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
- scriptsalphabet, Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet, Greek alphabet, Hebrew alphabet
- TeXLaTeX, preamble, macros, commands, packages