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i am new in using notion as a notebook.Before this,i use oneNote instead,because i found that notion is more convinient in same ways.But one thing making me annoyed is that i can't add subscript(or superscript) in notion text block。Are there any fellows can handle this? as shown: text with subscript i need

when i edit in notion block i get like this

sayno
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For subscript:

/math

Then C_1 renders C1

For superscript:

/math

Then C^2 renders C2

sɐunıɔןɐqɐp
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theredcap
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In the latest version as of writing, you could use:

  1. $$c^2$$ - for superscript
  2. $$c_2$$ - for subscript

If you write any mathematical equation between $$ $$, it will render beautifully on notion.

sɐunıɔןɐqɐp
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For more than 1 character superscript

/math
P^{xyz}

Result: Pxyz

For more than 1 character subscript

/math
P_{xyz}

Result: Pxyz

In fact, this works for 1 or many characters as subscript or superscript.

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Even I just started using notion and faced the same problem. The solution I found was to keep a tab of laTex containing the syntax for all the required math formulae open. It is only temporary as you will get used to them pretty quickly.

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In Notion, there are two ways to add math formulas: inline equations and block equations. Both use KaTeX formatting to show the formulas. KaTeX is a TeX display formulas method based on JavaScrpt language. When you place a block or inline equation, for your example, you have to do something like that in the code:

w_{1}=0 ~,~ w_{2}=1

Note that spaces are not rendered, you gotta use ~ separate things, and the { } on these subscripts are optional because when not placed, the "_" will take just the first next character when it is not placed the brackets. To do superscript, change the "_" to "^". You can combine both in the same main variable, like w_2^2=1.

In the following links, you can see a Notion's guide about how to use it, the supported features KaTeX allows you to do, and a link to easy creating formulas.

Notion:

https://www.notion.so/help/math-equations

KaTeX Supported Functions:

https://katex.org/docs/supported.html or https://katex.org/docs/support_table.html

Easy web TeX editor:

https://atomurl.net/math/

Take time to try and explore writing by typping. Then, when you get used to it, it flows easily like writing regular text.

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For anyone stumbling upon this question who does not want to write math equations but simply wants to add a couple of superscript or exponent elements to a Notion page, for instance to write footnotes: there seems to be no way to add "simple" superscript (inline and with the same font), but you can use superscript unicode characters, for instance with a tool such as this one.

It is not perfect as many characters are not available, but will cover many¹ common² uses³ of superscriptᶜᶦᵗᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ ⁿᵉᵉᵈᵉᵈ.

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You can use tex to write things is superscript or subscript or basically any type of formulae , but its still in tex.

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I did and worked on my Notion

Step 1: Choose what to add subscript(or superscript) in notion block (Example a^n)

Step 2: Choose symbol sqrt(x)

Step 3: Press "Done"