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Creating a Subscript or Superscript with HTML

A subscript is a number, letter, or symbol written directly next to and slightly below a word or phrase that can be used to reference the word or phrase to a footnote. A subscript is also used in chemistry to indicate the number of atoms of an element in a molecule. To create a subscript, use the <sub></sub> tag, as shown below.

The chemical formula for water is H2O, and the formula for Hydrogen Peroxide is H2O2.

<p>The chemical formula for water is H<sub>2</sub>O, and the formula
for Hydrogen Peroxide is H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.</p>

If you want to use a subscript reference a footnote, note that the <sub> tag responds to the onclick event. This means, you can use Java Script with the document's location object, to set it up so the user can click on the subscript and be taken to the footnote, as shown below.

Click on the number1 to be taken to the footnote

<p>Click on the number<sub style="color:blue;" onclick="javascript:location='#footnote1';">1</sub> to be taken to the footnote</p>

Example code for a footnote is shown below.

<p><a name="footnote1"><sup>1</sup></a> This is the footnote text</p>

A superscript is a number, letter, or symbol written directly next to and slightly above a a number, letter, or symbol. A superscript is frequently used in mathematics to indicate and exponent. To create a superscript, use the <sup></sup> tag, as shown below.

Mass and energy are related as defined by Einstein's formula E=mC2, where energy (E) is equal to the mass (m) multiplied by the speed of light (C) squared.

<p>Mass and energy are related as defined by Einstein's formula E=mC<sup>2</sup>,
where energy (E) is equal to the mass (m) multiplied by the speed of light (C) squared.</p>

Many webmaster's today prefer to use CSS as much as possible to replace html. In that case, you can replace the <sub> or <sup> with the <span> tag and then use the vertical-align style property to set the verticle position of the subscript or superscript, as shown below.

The chemical formula for water is H2O

<p>The chemical formula for water is H<span style="vertical-align:-0.5em">2</span>O</p>

Einstein's formula is E=mC2

<p>Einstein's formula is E=mC<span style="vertical-align:0.4em">2</span></p>

The above examples use in-line style to offset the subscript or superscript vertically by 0.5em. An em unit is equal to the height of the capital letter "M" in the currently defined font size.

1 This is the footnote text

More HTML Code:
• Use Datalist Tag to Specify Pre-defined Text for Input Element
• The Font Tag
• The HTML BODY tag
• Add an Image to a Web Page
• Providing Alternate and Title Text for an Image
• HTML5 Spinbox Control
• HTML Horizontal Rule
• Use HTML Target Attribute to Specify Where to Open Document
• The HTML Head Tag
• When to Use the nofollow Attribute value

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