A superscript generator turns characters into their raised Unicode equivalents — the ones that sit at the top of the line, as in x², 10⁻³ or 1ˢᵗ. Because these are real characters rather than formatting, they work in places that have no superscript button at all: chat apps, bios, spreadsheet cells, code comments and plain text files. Type below and copy the result.
Styles you copy show up here. Type text above, then tap a style to copy it.
Styles you copy show up here. Type text above, then tap a style to copy it.
Superscript characters are a genuine part of Unicode, not formatting, and that difference cuts both ways.
The advantage: they survive anywhere text goes. A word processor's superscript button applies formatting that is lost the moment you paste into a chat box; a raised Unicode character stays raised because the character itself is shaped that way.
The limits: the inventory is nearly, but not quite, complete. Digits 0–9 are all present (⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹), as are + − = ( ) and n. Of the letters, only q has no raised form — every other letter converts. Older devices render the digits and common signs without trouble since that part of the block is decades old; a handful of the rarer raised letters are newer and can fall back to boxes on very old systems.
One practical note: for a document you are going to print or export, use your editor's real superscript formatting. Unicode superscripts are for the places where that option does not exist.
The two look symmetrical but their Unicode coverage is not remotely equal, and it matters when you pick one.
Superscript is nearly complete: all digits, common signs, and every letter except q.
Subscript is much thinner — nine consonants have no lowered form at all (b, c, d, f, g, q, w, y, z). Digits are fine, which is why chemistry works: H₂O and CO₂ convert perfectly, but a word with a w in it will not.
The reason is historical. These characters were encoded for phonetics and mathematics, where certain letters were simply never needed as subscripts, rather than as a complete alphabet for styling text. Nobody finished the set because it was never meant to be one.
Need the lowered direction? Subscript Generator.