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Line 1: {{shortcut\|WP:SUPSCRIPT\|WP:SUBSCRIPT}} {{proposed}} A '''[[subscript and superscript\|Superscript]]''' or a '''[[subscript and superscript\|Subscript]]''' is text that is positioned slightly ~~below~~above or ~~above~~below the normal line of type and is sometimes rendered in a smaller font. This part of the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style\|Manual of Style]] aims to achieve consistency in the use and formatting of superscripts and subscripts in Wikipedia articles. Subscripts and superscripts should be wrapped in <code><nowiki><sub></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><sup></nowiki></code> [[HTML]] tags, respectively, with no other formatting info. The {{tlx\|sup}} and {{tlx\|sub}} templates are useful shortcuts to the HTML markup. Do not use the [[Unicode subscripts and superscripts]] {{!xt\|²}} and {{!xt\|³}}, or [[List of XML and HTML character entity references\|XML/HTML character entity references]] ({{!xt\|<code>&sup2;</code>}} etc). Rather, write {{xt\|<code><nowiki><sup>2</sup></nowiki></code>}} and {{xt\|<code><nowiki><sup>3</sup></nowiki></code>}} to produce the superscripts {{xt\|{{sup\|2}}}} and {{xt\|{{sup\|3}}}}. The superscripted 2 and 3 are easier to read, especially on small displays, and ensure that exponents are properly aligned. Compare:

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