How to Format Text or Characters as Superscript/Subscript in Excel 365?
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Published: 2020-10-27 09:24:01

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In this article, we are going to see how to **Format Text or Characters as Superscript/Subscript in Excel Office 365** using **Kutools.** Let’s jump into this article!! Get an official version of MS Excel from the following link: **[https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)**

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## Format Text or Characters as Superscript:

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If you want to apply a superscript format for your input text or characters, then follow the below steps.

- You need to **select a cell** that contains text or character to apply superscript format.

![Input Cell](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Input-Cell.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16242">Input Cell</figcaption>

- On the **Kutools Tab, select** the **Format** option, **choose** the **Superscript/Subscript** option from the drop-down list.

![Go to the Kutools Tab](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Go-to-the-Kutools-Tab-1.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16243">Go to the Kutools Tab</figcaption>

- Now, it will display the **Superscript/Subscript Formatting Dialog Box**.
- In that dialog box, you can see that all the contents of the selected cell will be displayed in the box.
- You need to **click one character** that you want to format and **click** the **Superscript** option under the **Char**  **3** section.
- You can also apply the formatting attributes such as **bold, italic, font size,** and the **case** for the input characters.
- After formatting one character, **repeat the above four steps** to continue formatting other characters.
- Then, **click** the **OK** button.

![Click the OK button](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Click-the-OK-button-4.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16245">Click the OK button</figcaption>

- At last, you can get the **result** as shown in the below screenshot.

![Output](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Output-41.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16249">Output</figcaption>

## Steps to Format Text or Characters as Subscript:

To format input values as a subscript, please follow the below steps.

- You need to **select a cell** that you want to format as a subscript.

![Input cell](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1-26.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16251">Input cell</figcaption>

- Go to the **Kutools Tab, select** the **Format** option, **choose** the **Superscript/Subscript** option from the drop-down list.

![Go to the Kutools Tab](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Go-to-the-Kutools-Tab-1.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16243">Go to the Kutools Tab</figcaption>

- Now, it will open the **Superscript/Subscript Formatting Dialog Box**.
- In that dialog box, you can see that all the contents of the selected cell will be displayed in the box.
- You need to **click one character** that you want to format and **click** the **Subscript** option under the **Char**  **3** section.
- You can also apply the formatting attributes such as **bold, italic, font size,** and the **case** for the input characters.
- After formatting one character, **repeat the above four steps** to continue formatting other characters.
- Then, **hit** the **OK** button.

![Hit the OK button](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Hit-the-OK-button-2.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16252">Hit the OK button</figcaption>

- Finally, you can see that the characters that you specified have been formatted as subscript as shown in the below image.

![Result](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Result-35.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-16253">Result</figcaption>

### Note:

- You can also check the **In-cell preview** option to see the effect instantly without clicking the **OK** button.
- If the selected cell contains a formula, this operation cannot be used.

## Summary:

In the above article, you can easily understand the steps to **Format Text or Characters as Superscript/Subscript in Excel Office 365** using **Kutools.** Leave your **feedback** in the comment box. Thanks for visiting **[Geek Excel.](https://geekexcel.com/)** Keep Learning!

### Read Also:

- [How to Add Text to Beginning Number in Excel Office 365?](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-add-text-to-beginning-number-in-excel-office-365/)
- [How to Show or Display All Cell Formulas in Excel Office 365?](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-show-or-display-all-cell-formulas-in-excel-office-365/)