Unit 10.1
Superscript
Introduction
Superscript is a character set slightly above the normal line.
Form
Below you can read the ordinal numbers from 1 to 10, their letters are in superscript:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
Example
- abbreviations
- service mark ℠
- trademark ™
- signs
- copyright ©
- registered trademark ®
- monetary amount in handwriting:
- $8⁰⁰
- 8€⁵⁰
- the numerators of diagonal fractions
- ¾
Use
Superscript is used:
- for generally known abbreviations in the mark industry
- for some signs of the mark industry
- when writing by hand a monetary amount
- in the numerators of diagonal fractions
However, many English-language style guides recommend against the use of ordinal numbers in superscript.