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<sup></sup>

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<sup> description:

The <sup> element designates superscript text.

<sup> Web Browser Support:
<sup> Attributes:
<sup> End Tag:
</sup> REQUIRED
Contents:

Usually text. The following tags are valid within the <sup> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var

<sup> Valid Context:

The <sup> tag is valid within the following tags:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, font, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, iframe, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var

<sup> Usage:
  • standard superscript
    That's the 2<sup>nd</sup> time i've told you that.
  • footnote
    <em>Time Enough for Love</em> <a href="footnotes.htm#1"><sup><small>1</small></sup></a>
<sup> Special Notes:
  • The sup tag is most often used with scientific notation and non-English languages.
  • It can also be used to make footnotes.
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