A subscript is a short letter or number that is formatted to the right of the baseline to make a word, number, or formula that makes sense. Examples: H2O, NH3, O−2 + H2O ⇌ HO2 + OH, NO + HO2 → NO2 + HO, CO2, C2H2, H2C2O,CH3COOH, etc.
A superscript is a small letter or number that is placed to the right of the power to form a meaningful word, number, or formula. Examples: X2, (a2+b2) =a2+b2+2ab, HeH+, OH+, etc.
To do these in a word document, follow the steps given below.
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Subscriting a Word or Number/s:
→ Type text and select any right or middle number or text you want
→ Afterwards, go to the Home tab in the Font group,
→ Then click on the Subscript (X2), or Ue the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + = (Press control key, and then hit the = key on the keyboard).
→ Now your text or number will be formatted as in the screenshot below.
Superscripting a Word or Number/s
→ Type text and select any right or middle number or text you want
→ Afterwards, go to the Home tab in the Font group,
→ Then click on the Superscript (X2), or Ue the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + + ((Press the Control and Shift key, and then hit the = key on the keyboard).
→ Now your text or number will be formatted as in the screenshot below.
Method 2
→ Go to the “Insert” tab
→ Click on the “Equation” tab in the symbols group to launch the equation tools design tab
→ Select one of the converts or structures to expand the drop-down menu
→ Then select one of the scripts that fit your need
→ Edit the field that is inserted in your Word document (Type the text or numeric data that may be formula or other things in your word document). That’s it. Now your equations have been successfully made as you choose.
These formulas are used to represent water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, etc. in various science subjects like chemistry, physics and mathematics subjects.
You will not need much about these if you are in school standard or if you have opted for them in higher studies.
By learning these you will be able to type your document work fast on your own without any help. But we know that we have keyboard shortcuts to format these. You can quickly type these formulas in your document through these shortcuts.
What is a Subscript?
It means to make the selected letter or number smaller to the baseline, which is towards the right of any text or number/s to form a meaningful word, number or formula. Examples: H2O, NH3, etc.
What is a Superscript?
It means to make the selected letter or number smaller to the power, which is to the right of any text or number/s to form a meaningful word, number or formula. Examples: X2, (a2+b2) =a2+b2+2ab, etc.
