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Superscript three

U+00B3 · Latin-1 Supplement

Meaning and uses

A raised 3 for cubes and volumes, as in cm³ or x³. Like ², it stays raised in plain text fields that ignore formatting.

Unicode details

³ is the Unicode character named SUPERSCRIPT THREE, code point U+00B3, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a number (general category No).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Unicode nameSUPERSCRIPT THREE
Code pointU+00B3
BlockLatin-1 Supplement
AddedUnicode 1.1 (1993)
UTF-8 bytesC2 B3
UTF-1600B3
HTML³ or ³

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How to type ³

  • On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
  • In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00B3 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ³.
  • On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “superscript three”.
  • On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00b3, then Space or Enter.
  • In HTML, use ³ or ³. In a CSS content property, use "\00B3".

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