Subscript Three symbol
Type :sub3: · Numbers
Unicode name Subscript Three · Superscripts and Subscripts block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ₃ is for
O₃ for ozone, NH₃ for ammonia, CaCO₃ for chalk. Chemistry is almost the entire use case for the lowered digits, and three is the second busiest of them.
How to type ₃
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
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installed you can skip all of them and type
:sub3: 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 2083 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2083 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:sub3: :subscript_three: On the web
HTML ₃
Unicode U+2083
JavaScript '\u{2083}'
CSS "\2083"
Python '\u2083'
URL %E2%82%83
More from numbers
:sup8: ⁹ :sup9: ⁿ :supn: ₀ :sub0: ₁ :sub1: ₂ :sub2: ₄ :sub4: ₅ :sub5: ₆ :sub6: ₇ :sub7: ₈ :sub8: ₉ :sub9: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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