This will open the ‘Insert special characters’ dialogue box. If you’re after symbols, select the Insert menu > Special characters. Within Google Docs, the subscript and superscript formatting options are available on the Format menu. Once the characters are in Gmail, you can then copy and paste them within the email message if you need to use them again. This simple solution involves copying and pasting the symbols, superscript or subscript you need from a Google Doc (or a Microsoft Word document). Here are 2 ways you can insert symbols, superscript & subscript in #Gmail Click To Tweet Method 1: Copy & paste from Google Docs The second is the best choice if you frequently use the same symbols, superscript and subscript (for example, degrees, copyright, squared and cubed). The first is a good workaround if you only use symbols, superscript or subscript occasionally. In this blog post, I’ll outline two ways you can do this. However, Gmail can display these characters, you just need a way to actually get them into the email. If you are reading this article, chances are you’ve realised that Gmail does not have an in-built function for inserting symbols, superscript or subscript into an email message.
