Subscripts in HTML

Sub HTML TAG

The <sub> HTML tag is used to create subscript text. Subscript text is smaller than the surrounding text and often denotes an exponent, a chemical formula, or a mathematical notation. The <sub> tag can be used inline with regular text or within block-level elements such as paragraphs or headings.

Code Example

Here’s an example of how to use the <sub> tag in HTML:

<p>The formula for water is H<sub>2</sub>O, where 2 denotes the number of oxygen atoms.</p>

In this example, the number “2” would appear as a subscript below the letter “O.”

_{Tag Attributes}

• align: Specifies the alignment of the subscript text. Values can be either superscript or subscript.
• href: Specifies the link URL to be followed when the user clicks on the subscript text.
• src: Specifies the location of an image to be displayed as the subscript text.
• alt: Provides alternative text for the subscript text, used when the browser cannot render the image or other media.
• title: Provides a tooltip that displays additional information about the subscript text when the user hovers over it.
• class: Specifies one or more class names for the subscript text that applies CSS styles to the element.
• id: Specifies a unique ID for the subscript text to create links to specific web page sections.

These attributes can be used to customize the appearance and behavior of the <sub> tag in various ways. For example, you can use the align attribute to position the subscript text relative to the surrounding text or use the href attribute to create a hyperlink from the subscript text to another web page.