String.prototype.sup()

Summary

The sup() method creates a <sup> HTML element that causes a string to be displayed as superscript.

Syntax

str.sup()

Description

The sup method embeds a string in a <sup> tag:
"<sup>str</sup>"

Examples

Example: Using sub and sup methods

The following example uses the sub and sup methods to format a string:

var superText = "superscript";
var subText = "subscript";

document.write("This is what a " + superText.sup() + " looks like.");
document.write("This is what a " + subText.sub() + " looks like.");

This example produces the same output as the following HTML:

This is what a <sup>superscript</sup> looks like.
This is what a <sub>subscript</sub> looks like.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• String.prototype.sub()