Type Superscripts, Subscripts, and Other Scientific and Mathematical Symbols Directly Into Google Forms and Google Sheets

Latest Version

Version

0.51

Update

September 6, 2022

Size

15.37KiB

Developer

SuperSub Extension

No need to copy and paste from other sources!

For Superscript: type ^ before the character you want.
For Subscript: type _ before the character you want.
For Science or Math symbol: type \\ then the character you want.
For Accent or other symbols: type ` then the accent or character you want.

To toggle Superscripts: press ctrl and the . key.
To toggle Subscripts: press ctrl and the , key.

This extension applies only to Google Forms and Google Sheets.

More Details:

For most fonts these Unicode glyphs for super and sub scripts are actually the numerators and denominators for diagonal fractions and so they may not look exactly the same as the equivalent markup.

There are super and sub scripts for all numerical digits. However, there are some super and sub Latin letters that have not yet been encoded by the Consortium, particularly for subscripts. In those cases a message will be displayed on the screen and the original typed character will appear instead.

Once installed, click on the SuperSub Extension Icon (top right corner of Chrome) to see the list of characters that have already been encoded and the required key to type. I will of course update this list as soon as we get more super and sub glyphs encoded by the Consortium.

For the science and math symbols, I chose those that are, from my experience, the most commonly used in high school science and math and I tried to match the Greek letters to the closest corresponding Latin equivalents whenever I could.

For the overhead vector symbol, the vector symbol needs to be typed first and then the letter for the base. Placing a space before the overhead vector symbol may be necessary in some cases.

For accents above the letter:
1. the letter needs to typed first,
2. then press the ` key (usually found at the top left corner of QWERTY keyboards),
3. and then press the key corresponding to the accent that you want.

Here are the keys for some of the most common accents:
`1 for acute
`2 for grave
`3 for circumflex
`4 for macron
`5 for tilde
`6 for breve
`7 for hacek
`8 for diaeresis or umlaut
`9 for dot above
`0 for ring above

There are other keys that will also trigger these accents. Click on the SuperSub Extension Icon for the full list of accents and some other international symbols.

In situations where you want ^ or _ or \\ or ` to appear in the text just press the key twice.

Short Bio:

Hi, my name is Hyoun Park and I'm a high school teacher and developer living just north of Toronto in Canada. I built this extension primarily for teachers and students. These days the need for simpler, more effective time-saving tools is an even greater imperative. I am also an associate member of the teachassist foundation.

Source Manifest.json

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User reviews

Renee Haugen (ID: 0000009927955d4d) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/26/2023 This doesn't work at all. In google forms, when I type _2 this is all you see. _2. ^2 is just a ^2. I'm pretty sure it is a joke. The only reason I gave it two starts instead of one star is that at least when I click on the extension it gives me a list of symbols which I can then copy and paste. However, it's not as easy as other sites because it closes up again every time you type in the form, and you have to go back and open it to use a different symbol. It's easier to just open a different page on my second screen for quicker copy/pasting. A real pain for chemistry where every question has a subscript or superscript. Thumbs down.

Aaron Campbell (ID: 000000f519a7f316) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/21/2023 From the brilliance of Dr. Hyoun Park; again, his extensions never fail to revolutionise the sub/superscript community. This isn't just your average ASCII typer introducing features like key code toggles and expanded libraries - to whats currently available on the market. However this isn't without its shortcomings features like custom key binds or open-source compatibility for custom ASCII digits/comparability with non-google platforms are not featured. However, I argue this is so much more than some 'ACSII typer'. All of Hyoun's programs seem to overhaul the definition of what a program is; This program enabled me abilities far beyond the limits of my mortal flesh vessel. It imposes some sort of spiritual awakening on the user; I can't explain it, but after installing this program I've seen the face of god. And it was weeping... weeping for all of humanities sins. When I look into the creators eyes... I understand; everything, everything comes crashing in all at once. It's an inexplicable thing - to look into the eyes of your god- overwhelmed, your brain numbs. The only thing which persists is this pseudo brain death is, 'Park'. You comprehend the only light in the cruel indifference of the universe, is this chrome extension. The only thing slowing our ever encroaching divine punishment is this. The only seed sown in humanity and to not have been corrupted, the last pure thing in this universe: The SuperSub chrome extension. Really good program 5/5, I recommend making it open-source!

Mike Rosa (ID: 000000c3272c3379) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/16/2023 Unironically just super helpful, I'm a highschool chem teacher and I just really needed to be able to write super and subscript easily on a some google forms while on my work laptop and this made it so easy to do. Just read the instructions and you should be fine

Zac V (ID: 00000048bc3e9610) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/06/2022 Most of the people giveing 5 star reviews seem to be bots but as stated in the dev's reply to "Todd Howard says buy skyrim" (interesting name btw), they appear to be jokes played by people who know him irl. I only downloaded this to get a single character for a science test but it is staying with me unless it somehow betrays me.

Gabriel S. (ID: 00000039f59b55c3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/23/2022 A solução para quem precisa escrever potências de forma mais rápida.

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