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Superscript two
U+00B2 · Latin-1 Supplement
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Meaning and uses
A raised 2 for squares and areas, as in m² or x². It is a ready-made character, so it stays raised even where text formatting is not available.
Unicode details
² is the Unicode character named SUPERSCRIPT TWO, code point U+00B2, 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 name | SUPERSCRIPT TWO |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00B2 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B2 |
| UTF-16 | 00B2 |
| HTML | ² or ² |
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How to type ²
- 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 00B2 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ².
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “superscript two”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00b2, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
²or². In a CSScontentproperty, use"\00B2".