sub element
If you don't know what an element is or how you must use it, I recommend you read the "HTML tags and attributes" tutorial that you can find in the HTML tutorials section.
Table of contents
Description
The sup
element represents a superscript.
Examples
The following example shows a very famous formula in a sentence. The sup
element is being used to mark up the exponent inside the formula, while var
is properly wrapping the variables.
<p>It's going to be a key moment in history, like when Albert Einstein presented his formula <var>E</var>=<var>m</var><var>c</var><sup>2</sup>.</p>
It's going to be a key moment in history, like when Albert Einstein presented his formula E=mc2.
The next example shows another mathematical expression where the sup
element is wrapping the exponent.
<p>Do you think the number 5000<sup>-1</sup> is grater than 1?</p>
Do you think the number 5000-1 is grater than 1?
Attributes
Global attributes
For information about global attributes refer to this list of global attributes in HTML5.
Events
Global events
For information about global events refer to this list of global events in HTML5.