Superscript Generator
Turn text into superscript characters that stay raised wherever you paste them: exponents like x² and 10⁻³, footnote marks¹, ordinals like 1ˢᵗ, or ᵗⁱⁿʸ letters for a bio. Switch to math notation to type x^2 and raise only the exponent.
Unicode has widely supported superscripts for every digit, for + − = ( ), for every lowercase letter except q and for 19 of the 26 capitals. The table below shows each one with its code point, and the tool tells you which characters it could not raise instead of quietly substituting a lookalike.
Need text below the line instead? Try the subscript generator
Every Superscript Character
What the tool does to each letter, digit and symbol, generated from the same table it uses. Tiles marked “Small-letter form” are capitals with no superscript of their own; tiles marked “No form” are left as typed.
Lowercase letters (25 of 26 have a form of their own)
- aᵃU+1D43
- bᵇU+1D47
- cᶜU+1D9C
- dᵈU+1D48
- eᵉU+1D49
- fᶠU+1DA0
- gᵍU+1D4D
- hʰU+02B0
- iⁱU+2071
- jʲU+02B2
- kᵏU+1D4F
- lˡU+02E1
- mᵐU+1D50
- nⁿU+207F
- oᵒU+1D52
- pᵖU+1D56
- qnoneNo form, left as typed*
- rʳU+02B3
- sˢU+02E2
- tᵗU+1D57
- uᵘU+1D58
- vᵛU+1D5B
- wʷU+02B7
- xˣU+02E3
- yʸU+02B8
- zᶻU+1DBB
Capital letters (19 of 26 have a form of their own)
- AᴬU+1D2C
- BᴮU+1D2E
- CᶜU+1D9CSmall-letter form*
- DᴰU+1D30
- EᴱU+1D31
- FᶠU+1DA0Small-letter form*
- GᴳU+1D33
- HᴴU+1D34
- IᴵU+1D35
- JᴶU+1D36
- KᴷU+1D37
- LᴸU+1D38
- MᴹU+1D39
- NᴺU+1D3A
- OᴼU+1D3C
- PᴾU+1D3E
- QnoneNo form, left as typed*
- RᴿU+1D3F
- SˢU+02E2Small-letter form
- TᵀU+1D40
- UᵁU+1D41
- VⱽU+2C7D
- WᵂU+1D42
- XˣU+02E3Small-letter form
- YʸU+02B8Small-letter form
- ZᶻU+1DBBSmall-letter form
Digits and math symbols (15 of 15 have a form of their own)
- 0⁰U+2070
- 1¹U+00B9
- 2²U+00B2
- 3³U+00B3
- 4⁴U+2074
- 5⁵U+2075
- 6⁶U+2076
- 7⁷U+2077
- 8⁸U+2078
- 9⁹U+2079
- +⁺U+207A
- -⁻U+207B
- =⁼U+207C
- (⁽U+207D
- )⁾U+207E
* Unicode added superscript forms of q (U+107A5), C (U+A7F2), F (U+A7F3) and Q (U+A7F4) in version 14.0 (2021). Many common fonts do not draw them yet, so they can show up as empty boxes. This tool leaves them out until font support catches up.
Superscript Examples
Rows marked math notation only raise what follows ^. Every output is produced by the tool itself.
| Input | Output | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| tiny text | ᵗⁱⁿʸ ᵗᵉˣᵗ | Plain mode raises every character for the tiny text look. |
| x2 + y2 | ˣ² ⁺ ʸ² | Digits and + all have superscript forms. |
| quiz | qᵘⁱᶻ | q has no widely supported superscript, so it stays full size and the tool says so. |
| x^2 + y^2 = z^2 | x² + y² = z² | Math notation raises only the exponents; the variables stay full size. |
| 10^-3 m^3 | 10⁻³ m³ | A signed exponent: the hyphen becomes the superscript minus ⁻. |
| e^{i pi} | eⁱ ᵖⁱ | Braces raise a whole group and are dropped from the result. |
| 1^{st} 2^{nd} 3^{rd} | 1ˢᵗ 2ⁿᵈ 3ʳᵈ | Ordinal suffixes: s, t, n, d and r all have superscript forms. |
| x^{q+1} | x^{q+1} | q cannot be raised, so the whole group is left as typed rather than half converted. |
| SALE | ˢᴬᴸᴱ | S has no superscript capital, so plain mode uses the small ˢ and says so. |
How Superscript Text Works
Each superscript is a separate Unicode character, defined as the superscript form of an ordinary one.
Where the characters come from
¹ ² ³ date from the Latin-1 block. ⁰ ⁴-⁹, ⁺ ⁻ ⁼ ⁽ ⁾, ⁱ and ⁿ sit in the Superscripts and Subscripts block. The other letters are modifier letters from phonetic notation, such as ʰ (U+02B0) and ᵗ (U+1D57).
Plain mode raises everything
Every character with a superscript form is raised. A capital with no superscript of its own (C, F, S, X, Y or Z) uses the small-letter form, and the note under the output says which ones.
Math notation raises only exponents
Put ^ before what should be raised: x^2, 10^-3, a^n, or x^{n+1} for a group. Braces and brackets around a group are dropped. Capitals are never swapped for small letters here, because x^S and x^s mean different things.
Gaps are left as typed, never faked
A superscript q and capitals C, F and Q were added in Unicode 14 (2021), and many fonts do not draw them yet, so the tool leaves those letters alone. S, X, Y and Z have no superscript capital at all. Some generators use ᑫ from Canadian Syllabics for q; this one does not.
Superscript Against the Other Small Styles
The same text raised, lowered and in small caps, so you can see which small style you need.
Shared input: tiny text 2
| Transformation | Result | Reach for it when |
|---|---|---|
| Superscript | ᵗⁱⁿʸ ᵗᵉˣᵗ ² | Exponents, footnote marks and raised tiny text. |
| Subscript | ₜᵢₙy ₜₑₓₜ ₂ | Chemical formulas, indices and lowered tiny text. |
| Small caps | ᴛɪɴʏ ᴛᴇxᴛ 2 | Tiny text that stays readable across a whole line. |
Superscript Caveats
Superscript characters behave differently from superscript formatting in a few ways that matter.
Not the same as superscript formatting
Word processors and web pages raise ordinary characters with formatting. These are different characters, which is why they survive pasting into plain text, and why removing formatting will not turn them back into normal ones.
Uneven heights in some fonts
¹ ² ³ and ⁴-⁹ come from different blocks, and some fonts draw them at slightly different heights, so x¹ and x⁴ may not line up. That is the font, not the text.
Screen readers and search
Screen readers read these characters by their Unicode names, such as “modifier letter small t”, or skip them. Platform search does not match superscript letters to plain ones, so keep keywords in ordinary text.
Chemistry needs both directions
Formulas such as SO₄²⁻ mix subscript counts with a superscript charge. The subscript generator’s chemical formula mode handles both at once.
Where Superscript Text Works
Superscript characters are plain text, so they work anywhere text goes. Whether you should use them depends on the app.
Word, Google Docs and email
These have real superscript formatting (Ctrl+Shift+= in Word on Windows), which keeps text searchable and accessible. Use Unicode superscript when the text will end up somewhere without formatting.
Social posts and bios
Instagram, TikTok, X and LinkedIn have no superscript formatting, so Unicode superscript is the only way to write x² or a footnote mark there.
Spreadsheets and code
Excel and Google Sheets treat ² as text, so it will not calculate a power. In code, use the language’s power operator and keep superscripts to comments and strings.
Chat apps
WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and Slack have no superscript formatting, so Unicode superscript is how to write units like m² in a message.
What Superscript Is Used For
Units and exponents
m², cm³, 10⁶ and x² in messages, captions and spreadsheet labels where there is no formatting.
Footnote markers
Add a raised number¹ after a claim and the note at the bottom, in plain text that keeps its numbering when pasted.
Ordinal indicators
Unicode has no dedicated ordinal suffixes, but ˢᵗ ⁿᵈ ʳᵈ and ᵗʰ all exist, so 1ˢᵗ, 2ⁿᵈ and 3ʳᵈ work anywhere.
Tiny text in a bio
A raised tagline or a few ᵗⁱⁿʸ words add a quiet accent to a profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Type into the box above and copy the result. In plain mode everything is raised; in math notation mode only what follows ^ is raised.
Switch to math notation and type x^2, or copy ² (U+00B2) directly. Superscript three is ³ (U+00B3).
Yes, since Unicode 14 in 2021: U+107A5. Many fonts do not draw it yet, so it would show as an empty box for many readers. The tool leaves q as typed and tells you, rather than using ᑫ, a letter from Canadian Syllabics.
Unicode has no superscript capital S, X, Y or Z, and the capitals C, F and Q are too new for many fonts. In plain mode those letters use the small-letter superscript and the note under the output says so. Math notation never does this.
It is ⁻ (U+207B). The tool converts both the keyboard hyphen and the true minus sign (U+2212) to it, so 10^-3 becomes 10⁻³.
No. Spreadsheets treat them as text, so =2² is not a calculation. Use the ^ operator in formulas and superscripts only in labels.
Only partly. Screen readers read modifier letters by their Unicode names or skip them. For documents, use real superscript formatting; keep Unicode superscript for places without it.
No. The conversion runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.
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