Superscript
Make a number, figure, symbol, or indicator appears smaller than the normal line of type and set slightly above it.
Example: e=mc2
Useful for:
- footnotes
- mathematical powers
- subatomic particle charges
- atomic isotopes
Subscript
Make a number, figure, symbol, or indicator appears smaller than the normal line of type and set slightly below it.
Example: H20
Useful for:
- chemical formulas
- subatomic particles
- versions of mathematical variables
- mathematical sets
- radixes of written numbers