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How to Use Subscript in Notion

Updated on:
May 25, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to add subscript text in Notion using an inline equation.

Quick summary

Notion does not have a native subscript button, but you can create subscript text by inserting an inline equation and using an underscore to format characters below the baseline.


Steps

  1. Click the blank space in your Notion page where you want the subscript text to appear.
  2. Type /inline equation to trigger the slash command menu.
  3. Select Inline equation from the dropdown menu.
  4. Type your text using an underscore for subscript — for example, type Q_1 Report to render the 1 as subscript.
  5. Click Done to confirm and close the equation editor.
  6. Your subscript has been successfully added using an inline equation in Notion.

📌 Why this matters

Notion lacks a built-in subscript formatting option, which can be a barrier for users writing scientific, mathematical, or technical documents. This demo shows how to use Notion's inline equation block as a practical workaround to render subscript text without leaving the workspace. Knowing this technique helps teams maintain professionally formatted notes, reports, and documentation entirely within Notion. It unlocks richer text formatting for anyone working with chemical formulas, footnotes, or indexed variables in their Notion pages.
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