# How to insert subscripts and superscripts?

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**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.hypatiasys.com/t/how-to-insert-subscripts-and-superscripts/25 "2020-09-08T18:22:41Z")\
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**Subscripts and Superscripts:**

To insert subscripts, you can either:

1. type “\_” before typing the subscript content.  
For example: To insert carbon dioxide, type “CO\_2”

2. select subscript from the full editor menu by clicking on the x^2 icon.

To insert superscripts/exponents, you can either:

1. type “^” before typing the superscript content.  
For example: To insert x to the power of 2, type “x^2”

2. select superscript from the full editor menu by clicking on the x^2 icon.