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The sup tag

The sup tag displays text in superscript, that is, slightly above the line of regular text and in a smaller font. This is sometimes necessary for writing mathematical or chemical formulas, and so on.

Example

Let's write the formula for a quadratic equation using a superscript:

Formula of quadratic equation: ax<sup>2</sup> + bx + c = 0.

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See also

  • tag sub,
    which writes text in subscript
  • property vertical-align,
    with which you can align text
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