Superscript Generator (x², Ordinals, ™)

Type an exponent, ordinal, or whisper-style aside and copy it as real superscript Unicode — no HTML tags, no formatting toolbar.

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Where superscript text actually gets used

Superscript is mostly functional, but it has one popular expressive use too:

Before you paste: some apps have superscript built in

Copy-paste Unicode superscript is for the many places that have no formatting of their own — bios, usernames, Instagram captions, Discord names, plain-text chats. But a few apps do have a native superscript or small-text tool, and there it's the better choice: it renders as true superscript and never risks showing as boxes. Use the built-in option where it exists; use the characters above everywhere else.

Rule of thumb: if the box you're typing into has its own formatting — Reddit's Markdown, an AO3 or Tumblr post editor — use that. If it's a plain field that only accepts characters, like a bio, a username or a Discord display name, the copy-paste superscript above is the way.

An honest note on letter coverage

Almost every letter has a superscript form — except one. Unicode has never defined a dedicated superscript form for the letter q, so every superscript generator, this one included, falls back to a normal-size q for that one letter. All 25 other letters and all ten digits (0–9) have full superscript support.

Superscript vs. subscript — which should you use?

Related generators & guides

Subscript

Lowered characters — the opposite effect.

Small Caps

Small capital letters.

Small Text

General tiny text.

How Unicode Fonts Work

Why sub/superscript render as real characters.

Superscript Text Guide

A superscript generator converts normal letters and numbers into small Unicode characters that float above the baseline — like the 2 in x². Because it's real Unicode, not HTML markup, the result pastes correctly anywhere plain text is accepted, including places with no formatting toolbar.
Yes. Superscript digits and common ordinal letters have solid Unicode support, so exponents (x², 10³) and ordinal suffixes (1ˢᵗ, 2ⁿᵈ) paste correctly into chats, docs, and posts that don't support HTML sup tags.
Unicode has never defined a dedicated superscript form for the letter q — every superscript generator, including this one, has to fall back to a normal-size q. It's a gap in the Unicode standard itself, not something a tool can fix.
Yes — superscript is a common way to write a quiet aside or whisper in RP and fanfic text, since the raised, shrunken letters read visually as a lowered voice. Type the whisper phrase, convert it, and paste it inline with your normal-size sentence.
Superscript floats above the baseline and is used for exponents (x²), ordinals (1st), and trademark marks. Subscript sits below the baseline and is the standard for chemistry formulas (H₂O). If you're writing an exponent or footnote marker, use superscript; if you're writing a chemical formula, use subscript.