Make characters superscript or subscript in Pages on iPad

You can raise or lower text in relation to the text next to it by making it superscript or subscript. You can also change a setting to automatically make numerical suffixes (such as st and nd) superscript.

Change the baseline of characters

Select the text you want to change, then tap .
Tap in the Font section of the controls.
If you can’t see text controls, tap Text or Cell.
Tap a baseline option (superscript or subscript).

Make numerical suffixes superscript as you type

You can set Pages to make numerical suffixes superscript as you type.

Tap , then tap Auto-Correction.
Turn on Number Suffixes, then tap outside the controls.

When this setting is on, if you don’t want a suffix to be superscript, you can manually change the baseline for that text (see the task above).

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Pages User Guide for iPad

Make characters superscript or subscript in Pages on iPad

Change the baseline of characters

Make numerical suffixes superscript as you type