How to do a subscript in Google Docs web and the app

Google Docs come with a variety of text formatting options, some of which are useful once in a blue moon, while others are necessary on a multitude of occasions. Two such text formatting options are superscript and subscript, which are commonly used to put characters either to the top or bottom respectively. 

Most users often do it on Microsoft Word, and if you are new to Google Docs, here is how to do a subscript in Google Docs. The process to do a superscript, i.e. sending characters to the top, is also similar, and I will explain it here.

So, without any further delay, let’s get started with how to do subscripts in Google Docs.

How to do a subscript in Google Docs?

First, select the text that needs to be put to the bottom of the line (or do a subscript). This can be a chemical formula, where you have to subscript the number of atoms of each element of the chemical compound, or your requirement to do a subscript can be something else too.

So, once you are done, selecting the number or the set of characters, click on ‘Format’ in the menu bar, and move the pointer to ‘Text’. Here you can find the option to do subscripts in Google Docs. Just click on ‘Subscript, and the characters will be sent to the bottom of the lime, as shown below.

You can alternatively use the ‘Ctrl + ,’ or ‘Ctrl + comma’ to put a set of characters to subscript.

How to superscript in Google Docs?

Simply select the set of characters, click on ‘Format’, move to ‘Text’, and click on ‘Superscript’. The characters will be immediately sent to the top of the line.

Alternatively, the ‘Ctrl + .’ or ‘Ctrl + period’ can also be used to superscript a set of characters.

How to do a subscript in the Google Docs app?

If you are using the Google Docs apps, and you are editing on the go, it is also possible to do subscript and superscripts on Google Docs.

Simply select the set of characters, and click on ‘Format’ on the top bar.

Now, select superscript or subscript, as shown in the screenshot below, and your formatting option will be instantly applied to the set of selected characters.

So, that was all about how to do a subscript in Google Docs. Do you have any questions? Feel free to comment on the same below.