Subscript Four symbol
Type :sub4: · Numbers
Unicode name Subscript Four · Superscripts and Subscripts block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ₄ is for
CH₄ is methane and SO₄ is the sulfate group, which between them cover climate writing and most of school chemistry.
How to type ₄
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:sub4: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 2084 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2084 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:sub4: :subscript_four: On the web
HTML ₄
Unicode U+2084
JavaScript '\u{2084}'
CSS "\2084"
Python '\u2084'
URL %E2%82%84
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:sup9: ⁿ :supn: ₀ :sub0: ₁ :sub1: ₂ :sub2: ₃ :sub3: ₅ :sub5: ₆ :sub6: ₇ :sub7: ₈ :sub8: ₉ :sub9: ① :circled_one: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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