Superscript

INTRODUCTION

Superscript is a character set slightly above the normal line.

FORM

Below you can read ordinal numbers in superscript

1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th 5^th 6^th 7^th 8^th 9^th 10^th

EXAMPLE

• the standard abbreviations for service mark ℠ and trademark ™ and the signs for copyright © and registered trademark ®;
• a monetary amount in handwriting: $8⁰⁰ or 8€⁵⁰;
• the numerators of diagonal fractions, like ¾.

USE

Many English-language style guides recommend against the use of ordinal numbers in superscript.

EXTENSION