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Squared Symbol Copy and Paste

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A quick copy-and-paste board for the squared symbol (²) and its relatives: superscript numbers (² ³ ⁴ …), subscript numbers (₂ ₃ ₄ ₅), common fractions (½ ¼ ⅓ ⅔), superscript signs and letters (ⁿ ⁱ ⁺ ⁻ ⁼), and ready-made area and volume units (m², cm², km², ft²). Click any symbol to copy it as plain Unicode text, no formatting required.

How to copy squared symbols

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    Find the symbol

    The board groups superscript numbers, subscript numbers, fractions, superscript signs, and squared or cubed unit abbreviations.

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    Click to copy

    One click copies the character to your clipboard and a short toast confirms it.

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    Paste anywhere

    The glyphs are plain Unicode, so they paste into chat, documents, spreadsheets and code without special formatting.

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    Reuse the units

    Unit entries like `m²` and `cm³` are copied ready to use, so you do not have to combine a letter with a superscript yourself.

What is on the board

Symbol Codepoint Name
² U+00B2 Superscript two (the squared symbol)
³ U+00B3 Superscript three (cubed)
⁴ U+2074 Superscript four
¹ U+00B9 Superscript one
⁰ U+2070 Superscript zero
₂ U+2082 Subscript two
₃ U+2083 Subscript three
½ U+00BD Vulgar fraction one half
⅓ U+2153 Vulgar fraction one third
¾ U+00BE Vulgar fraction three quarters
ⁿ U+207F Superscript small letter n
ⁱ U+2071 Superscript small letter i
⁺ U+207A Superscript plus sign
⁻ U+207B Superscript minus
⁼ U+207C Superscript equals sign
⁽ U+207D Superscript left parenthesis
⁾ U+207E Superscript right parenthesis

Common uses

  • Squared and cubed. The superscript ² and ³ for x², a³, or squared and cubed numbers in running text.
  • Area and volume units. Ready-made m², cm², km², ft², in², yd², mi² for area and m³, cm³ for volume, plus ha for hectares.
  • Footnotes and exponents. ⁿ, ⁱ and the superscript signs ⁺ ⁻ ⁼ for math notation and chemistry-style charges.
  • Fractions in plain text. ½, ¼, ¾, ⅓, ⅔ where a real fraction reads better than 1/2.
  • Subscripts. ₂ for formulas such as CO₂ or H₂O where a subscript control is not available.

Rendering notes

  • Unit symbols are two characters. m² is a normal m followed by the superscript ², not the single CJK compatibility glyph ㎡ (U+33A1). This copies and searches more reliably, though a spell checker may still flag it.
  • Superscript coverage varies. ² ³ ¹ (from Latin-1) render almost everywhere; the U+2070 block (⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁿ ⁱ) is very widely supported but can fall back to a plain baseline digit in a few old fonts.
  • Not real exponentiation. These are display characters. A spreadsheet or calculator reads x² as text, not as x raised to the power of 2.
  • Screen readers may announce ² as “superscript two” or simply “two”, so spell out the meaning where it matters.

The squared symbol vs squared letters

The character ² (U+00B2) is Superscript Two, meant for exponents like 5² = 25. It is different from the enclosed Squared Latin Letter characters such as 🅰 or 🆎, which are decorative letters inside a square box, not math exponents. This board is about the exponent-style superscript, subscript and unit symbols, not the boxed letters.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is ² (U+00B2), the superscript two, used for exponents such as x² or area units like m². Click it on the board above to copy it.

Copy the m² entry: it is a normal letter m plus the superscript ². That is more reliable than the single CJK compatibility character ㎡ (U+33A1), which some apps and search boxes handle poorly.

Visually yes, technically no. ² is the dedicated character U+00B2; a raised 2 in HTML uses <sup>2</sup>, the ordinary digit shown higher. Use ² in plain-text contexts and <sup> in rendered HTML.

The Latin-1 ones (² ³ ¹) render almost universally. The rest are very widely supported but may fall back to a plain digit in a few old fonts, so check your target app if the exact look matters.

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