Low-set characters for notes and formulas
Subscript Text & Number Generator
Turn plain text and numbers into subscript characters you can copy and paste anywhere — no equation editor required. This subscript generator is especially useful for chemistry formulas like H₂O and CO₂, where the numbers need to sit below the line, as well as footnotes and stylized captions.
Unicode's subscript support is more complete for digits than letters, so numbers convert perfectly every time; the tool still converts letters where a subscript form exists and leaves the rest untouched rather than guessing. See subscript vs superscript if you're not sure which direction you need.
Exampleₜᵢₙy ₜₑₓₜ, bᵢg ₘₒₒd.
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Make subscript text.
Low-set characters for notes and formulas. Your focused result appears first, with every other style close by.
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Compact, even, and highly readable
Raised miniature letters and numbers
Strong mathematical Unicode lettering
Clean sans-serif bold for posts and headers
A clean editorial slant
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Elegant script-style characters
Heavier script letters with no gaps
Technical, measured letterforms
Outlined mathematical lettering
Heavy blackletter with a complete alphabet
Sharp blackletter forms
Soft circled letters and numbers
Solid black circled capitals and numbers
Bold enclosed capitals
Airy arcade-style characters
Full-width letters with extra-wide ideographic spaces
Portable combining underline
A line through every character
Give every character more room
Flip and reverse the whole line
Flip each letter left-to-right, like a reflection
Read the phrase from right to left
A bright social-ready frame
A warm decorative frame
Clean full-width bookends
A restrained corrupted-text effect
Blank Unicode characters that copy and paste like empty space
Copy and paste in four steps.
Type your text or formula digits into the box below.
Watch the subscript result update instantly as you type.
Copy the subscript output with one click.
Paste it directly into your document, chat, or formula — for example, paste ₂ right after "H" to get H₂.
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Chemistry & school notes
Formulas like H₂O and C₆H₁₂O₆ shared in chat, slides, or digital notebooks — see the chemistry formula guide for the full walkthrough.
Captions & footnotes
A subscript number or word used as a stylized footnote marker or annotation.
Gaming names
Subscript numbers used inside display names and stat call-outs.
Math & indexed variables
Indexed variables and log bases (x₁, x₂, aₙ, log₂) in notes and worked examples — pair with the superscript generator for exponents in the same formula.
Type it natively instead.
Microsoft Word
Select the text, then press Ctrl+= (Windows) or ⌘+= (Mac).
Google Docs
Select the text, then press Ctrl+, (Windows) or ⌘+, (Mac).
Excel
Double-click into the cell, select the characters, open Format Cells → Font, and check Subscript — there's no default keyboard shortcut.
HTML
Wrap the characters in a <sub> tag — for example H<sub>2</sub>O.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
01What is subscript text used for?+
Mostly chemical formulas (H₂O, CO₂) and mathematically subscripted variables (xₙ) — anywhere a smaller character needs to sit below the baseline instead of above it.
02How do I type subscript numbers?+
Type the digit into the generator above, copy the subscript result, and paste it directly after the letter or number it belongs to.
03Why don't all letters convert to subscript?+
Unicode only defines subscript forms for a handful of letters — there's no subscript version of most consonants. When a letter has no subscript form, this generator leaves the original letter in place instead of substituting something misleading.
04Is a subscript generator different from a superscript generator?+
Yes — they use entirely separate Unicode character blocks and serve different purposes. This site keeps them as two focused tools; see the subscript generator and the superscript generator in the tool directory.
05Does subscript copy-paste work in Word or Google Docs?+
Yes, pasted subscript displays correctly in both. For documents you'll edit heavily afterward, each app's built-in subscript formatting is more robust since it's a real text style rather than a substituted character.
06Which letters don't have a subscript version?+
Unicode has no subscript form for c, d, f, g, w, y, or z — every other lowercase letter and all ten digits do. For 'w' specifically, this generator approximates it with two subscript 'v' characters (ᵥᵥ), since no single subscript w exists. See the full character reference for every supported letter and number.
07Can I write a full chemical formula like C₆H₁₂O₆ with this?+
Yes — type each number where it needs to sit below the line (6, 12, 6) and paste each result right after its letter. Every digit 0–9 has a complete subscript form, so formulas with only numbers convert exactly every time. The chemistry formula guide walks through more examples.
08How do I type subscript directly in Word or Google Docs instead?+
Word: select the text and press Ctrl+= (Windows) or ⌘+= (Mac). Google Docs: select the text and press Ctrl+, or ⌘+,. Both apply a real subscript text style, which holds up better through later edits than a substituted character.
09Is there a subscript shortcut for Excel?+
Excel has no default keyboard shortcut for subscript. Double-click into the cell, select the characters, open Format Cells → Font, and check Subscript.
10How do I write subscript in HTML?+
Wrap the characters in a <sub> tag — for example H<sub>2</sub>O. Unicode subscript from this generator is the plain-text alternative for fields that don't support HTML or rich formatting at all.