If keyboard shortcuts aren’t your jam—maybe you’re a visual person who likes to click pretty buttons—Google Docs has your back. Just go to the top menu, click Format, then Text, and then… you’ll see it. Superscript. Like a treasure chest waiting to be opened.
3 Best Ways to add Superscript and Subscript in Google Docs - Oppilla
You can also right-click on your highlighted text and choose Format options if you’re feeling fancy. But honestly? That takes three extra seconds. I’d rather you spend those seconds thinking about what pizza you’ll order after you finish your document. But hey, do you, boo.
A Tiny, Embarrassing Mistake (And How to Fix It)
You might accidentally turn your entire sentence into superscript. It happens. Your finger slips, you hit the shortcut on a whole paragraph, and suddenly your work looks like it’s written by a tiny, high-pitched mouse. Don’t panic. Just press the same shortcut again (Ctrl + . or Cmd + .) to toggle it off. Superscript is like a light switch—on and off. You control the magic.
I once turned my entire wedding menu into superscript while trying to write “2nd course.” My wife was not amused. Learn from my pain.
