Superscript One (¹)
The superscript one ¹ is Unicode U+00B9, the raised digit one for footnotes and exponents. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard, or type it with Alt + 0185 on Windows.
- Unicode
U+00B9- HTML
¹- Windows
Alt + 0185
How to type the superscript one (¹)
The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ¹ yourself, use the method for your device below. On Windows the alt code is Alt + 0185.
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 0185 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Num Lock must be on. This uses the Windows-1252 code page, so it works in almost every Windows app.
- In Word or Outlook, type 00B9 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
- Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Superscript One, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for superscript one and double-click it.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00B9.
Linux & ChromeOS
- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type b9, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.
- Press your Compose key, then ^ 1. Needs a Compose key set in your keyboard settings.
iPhone & iPad
- Copy ¹ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;supe. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.
Android
- In Gboard, long-press 1 on the ?123 page.
- Copy ¹ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.
Microsoft Word
- Type 00B9, then press Alt + X.
- Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 00B9 in “Character code” and click Insert.
Google Docs
- Insert → Special characters, then search for “superscript one” or draw it in the box.
Excel & Google Sheets
- Enter
=UNICHAR(185)in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.
HTML
- Write
¹or¹in your HTML.
What does ¹ mean?
¹ is a raised digit one. It marks footnotes and references in plain text (“see note¹”), appears in exponents such as 10¹ and x⁻¹, and labels ordinal-style annotations in tables. It belongs to the Latin-1 set along with ² and ³, so the three share a design; the other superscript digits (⁰ and ⁴–⁹) come from a later block and can look slightly different in some fonts.
Common uses
- Footnote markers in emails and plain text: price¹
- Exponents: 10¹, s⁻¹
Superscript One codes for HTML, CSS and programming
Every code below produces ¹. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.
| Unicode code point | U+00B9 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML entity (named) | ¹ | |
| HTML decimal | ¹ | |
| HTML hex | ¹ | |
| CSS content | content: "\B9"; | |
| JavaScript | "\u00B9" | |
| Python | "\u00B9" | |
| Python (by name) | "\N{SUPERSCRIPT ONE}" | |
| Java / C# | "\u00B9" | |
| LaTeX | ^1 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B9 | |
| UTF-16 | 00B9 | |
| URL encoded | %C2%B9 | |
| Windows Alt code | Alt + 0185 |
¹ vs look-alike characters
These characters look similar to ¹ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.
| Char | Name | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
Digit OneU+0031 | The ordinary digit formatted as superscript, which loses its position in plain text. | |
Superscript Latin Small Letter IU+2071 | Superscript small i, sometimes mistaken for ¹ in narrow fonts. |
Symbols similar to ¹
Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full superscript and subscript collection.
¹ character properties
- Official Unicode name
- SUPERSCRIPT ONE
- Also known as
- superscript 1, power of one, sup1
- Code point
- U+00B9
- Unicode block
- Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
- General category
- Other number (No)
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Plane
- Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
- Emoji
- No, it is a text symbol
Frequently asked questions
How do I type superscript numbers other than 1, 2 and 3?
Copy them from our superscript collection: ⁰ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹. They have no Alt codes, but Word can insert them with the hex code and Alt + X, for example 2074 then Alt + X for ⁴.
What is the alt code for the superscript one?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 0185 on the numeric keypad to get ¹. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 00B9 then Alt + X in Word.
How do I type the superscript one on a Mac?
There is no single Option shortcut for ¹ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “superscript one” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.
What is the HTML code for the superscript one?
Use the named entity ¹ or the numeric reference ¹ (hex ¹). All three display ¹ in every browser.
What is the Unicode for the superscript one?
¹ is U+00B9, officially named SUPERSCRIPT ONE, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).