U+00B9 · Latin-1 Supplement

Superscript One ¹

Superscript one is a raised small digit 1 used for footnote markers, exponents, and ordinal-style abbreviations. Because it is a real character rather than formatting, it keeps its raised position in plain-text contexts like social media posts, spreadsheet cells, and code comments. It pairs with ² and ³ from the same Latin-1 range.

WindowsAlt 0185

UnicodeU+00B9

HTML¹

¹U+00B9

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+00B9`
Decimal	`185`
HTML named entity	`¹`
HTML (hex)	`¹`
HTML (decimal)	`¹`
CSS	`\00B9`
JavaScript	`\u00B9`
Python	`\u00B9`
UTF-8 bytes	`C2 B9`
UTF-16	`00B9`
URL-encoded	`%C2%B9`

Character details

Official name	SUPERSCRIPT ONE
Unicode block	Latin-1 Supplement
General category	Other Number (No)
SymbolHero category	Superscripts & Subscripts
Decomposition	`<super> U+0031`
Emoji	No

How to type ¹

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0185 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0185 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00B9 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “superscript one”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “superscript one”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00B9.

iPhone & Android

Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “superscript one” or enter U+00B9.
HTML: ¹ or ¹
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(185)

Examples

As noted in the report¹
10¹ = 10
Price excludes tax¹
x¹ = x

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with a normal digit 1 (U+0031) formatted as superscript, which drops back to the baseline when pasted as plain text.

Tip: For long footnote sequences in web pages, proper HTML <sup> markup is usually more flexible than Unicode superscripts.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.