/text/swriter/guide/subscript.xhp text; subscript and superscript superscript text subscript text characters;subscript and superscript Making Text Superscript or Subscript Select the text that you want to make superscript or subscript. Do one of the following: somehow the following list disappeared, see issue 112471, and this remained: (list type="unordered"/) (replaced brackets) Choose Format - Character - Position, and then select Superscript or Subscript. Press CommandCtrl+Shift+P to make the text superscript, and CommandCtrl+Shift+B to make the text subscript. In the Properties deck of the sidebar, go to the Character area and click the Superscript or Subscript buttons. Format - Character - Position Tools - AutoCorrect - Replace