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I wrote an answer where I needed to say "square meters". I wanted to write this as "m" followed by a superscript "2". I tried writing "m<sup>2</sup>". That worked in the preview, so ...
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#2: Post edited
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manassehkatz
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2020-06-02T14:22:37Z (almost 4 years ago)
I wrote and answer where I needed to say "square meters". I wanted to write this as "m" followed by a superscript "2". I tried writing "m<sup>2</sup>". That worked in the preview, so I left it that way. Unfortunately, after posting the answer it was written just as "m2", not what I intended.- How to write superscripts (and subscripts while we're at it) in this system? I looked around, but couldn't find any help for the markup language, other than hover text for the button above the edit window. None of those deal with superscripts or subscripts.
- I wrote an answer where I needed to say "square meters". I wanted to write this as "m" followed by a superscript "2". I tried writing "m<sup>2</sup>". That worked in the preview, so I left it that way. Unfortunately, after posting the answer it was written just as "m2", not what I intended.
- How to write superscripts (and subscripts while we're at it) in this system? I looked around, but couldn't find any help for the markup language, other than hover text for the button above the edit window. None of those deal with superscripts or subscripts.
#1: Initial revision
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Olin Lathrop
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2020-06-02T14:08:03Z (almost 4 years ago)
I wrote and answer where I needed to say "square meters". I wanted to write this as "m" followed by a superscript "2". I tried writing "m<sup>2</sup>". That worked in the preview, so I left it that way. Unfortunately, after posting the answer it was written just as "m2", not what I intended. How to write superscripts (and subscripts while we're at it) in this system? I looked around, but couldn't find any help for the markup language, other than hover text for the button above the edit window. None of those deal with superscripts or subscripts.