Any chance to get a superscript directly on top of subscript in Unicode?












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Unicode provides subscripts and superscripts, so I can do this:





And this:



x₅



However, combining these two I get:



x²₅ or x₅²



Which looks badly.



Any chance to get the superscript directly on top of the subscript in Unicode?



For clarity, this is what I'd like to achieve:



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    No. You need to use a math formatting program.
    – DavidPostill
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  • @DavidPostill Too bad :(
    – gaazkam
    2 hours ago










  • Out of interest what are you using the notation to mean? "x²₅ or x₅²" would ordinarily mean different things. Other than chemical elements I can't readily recall seeing that notation?
    – pbhj
    5 mins ago


















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Unicode provides subscripts and superscripts, so I can do this:





And this:



x₅



However, combining these two I get:



x²₅ or x₅²



Which looks badly.



Any chance to get the superscript directly on top of the subscript in Unicode?



For clarity, this is what I'd like to achieve:



enter image description here










share|improve this question


















  • 1




    No. You need to use a math formatting program.
    – DavidPostill
    2 hours ago










  • @DavidPostill Too bad :(
    – gaazkam
    2 hours ago










  • Out of interest what are you using the notation to mean? "x²₅ or x₅²" would ordinarily mean different things. Other than chemical elements I can't readily recall seeing that notation?
    – pbhj
    5 mins ago
















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Unicode provides subscripts and superscripts, so I can do this:





And this:



x₅



However, combining these two I get:



x²₅ or x₅²



Which looks badly.



Any chance to get the superscript directly on top of the subscript in Unicode?



For clarity, this is what I'd like to achieve:



enter image description here










share|improve this question













Unicode provides subscripts and superscripts, so I can do this:





And this:



x₅



However, combining these two I get:



x²₅ or x₅²



Which looks badly.



Any chance to get the superscript directly on top of the subscript in Unicode?



For clarity, this is what I'd like to achieve:



enter image description here







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    No. You need to use a math formatting program.
    – DavidPostill
    2 hours ago










  • @DavidPostill Too bad :(
    – gaazkam
    2 hours ago










  • Out of interest what are you using the notation to mean? "x²₅ or x₅²" would ordinarily mean different things. Other than chemical elements I can't readily recall seeing that notation?
    – pbhj
    5 mins ago
















  • 1




    No. You need to use a math formatting program.
    – DavidPostill
    2 hours ago










  • @DavidPostill Too bad :(
    – gaazkam
    2 hours ago










  • Out of interest what are you using the notation to mean? "x²₅ or x₅²" would ordinarily mean different things. Other than chemical elements I can't readily recall seeing that notation?
    – pbhj
    5 mins ago










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No. You need to use a math formatting program.
– DavidPostill
2 hours ago




No. You need to use a math formatting program.
– DavidPostill
2 hours ago












@DavidPostill Too bad :(
– gaazkam
2 hours ago




@DavidPostill Too bad :(
– gaazkam
2 hours ago












Out of interest what are you using the notation to mean? "x²₅ or x₅²" would ordinarily mean different things. Other than chemical elements I can't readily recall seeing that notation?
– pbhj
5 mins ago






Out of interest what are you using the notation to mean? "x²₅ or x₅²" would ordinarily mean different things. Other than chemical elements I can't readily recall seeing that notation?
– pbhj
5 mins ago












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Your issue is not with Unicode but with the font you use. Technically, every font could use negative kerning to move subsequent super- and subscripts on top of each other. One font that does this is Linux Libertine (if you put the subscript first):



your example rendered with Linux Libertine



On the other hand, this is quite rare. Even STIX, which is specifically designed with mathematical typesetting in mind, does not have this feature.






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    Your issue is not with Unicode but with the font you use. Technically, every font could use negative kerning to move subsequent super- and subscripts on top of each other. One font that does this is Linux Libertine (if you put the subscript first):



    your example rendered with Linux Libertine



    On the other hand, this is quite rare. Even STIX, which is specifically designed with mathematical typesetting in mind, does not have this feature.






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      Your issue is not with Unicode but with the font you use. Technically, every font could use negative kerning to move subsequent super- and subscripts on top of each other. One font that does this is Linux Libertine (if you put the subscript first):



      your example rendered with Linux Libertine



      On the other hand, this is quite rare. Even STIX, which is specifically designed with mathematical typesetting in mind, does not have this feature.






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        Your issue is not with Unicode but with the font you use. Technically, every font could use negative kerning to move subsequent super- and subscripts on top of each other. One font that does this is Linux Libertine (if you put the subscript first):



        your example rendered with Linux Libertine



        On the other hand, this is quite rare. Even STIX, which is specifically designed with mathematical typesetting in mind, does not have this feature.






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        Your issue is not with Unicode but with the font you use. Technically, every font could use negative kerning to move subsequent super- and subscripts on top of each other. One font that does this is Linux Libertine (if you put the subscript first):



        your example rendered with Linux Libertine



        On the other hand, this is quite rare. Even STIX, which is specifically designed with mathematical typesetting in mind, does not have this feature.







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