Should subscripts and superscripts be a fundamental part of the language?
If so, superscript styling is a bit easier than subscript. We aren't yet using the ^ character for anything, so we could make a toggle that's similar to other text formatting keywords.
One potential styling idea:
2^n if the superscript has no whitespace.
If the superscript has whitespace, surround it^^with carets^^.
Subscript is more tricky. We're already using ~ and _ which would both be natural candidates for indicating subscript. _ is the latex math subscript symbol and ~ is used in R Markdown. It could be something more unusual, such as . or ,, or we could shift other symbols around a bit.
Should subscripts and superscripts be a fundamental part of the language?
If so, superscript styling is a bit easier than subscript. We aren't yet using the
^character for anything, so we could make a toggle that's similar to other text formatting keywords.One potential styling idea:
Subscript is more tricky. We're already using
~and_which would both be natural candidates for indicating subscript._is the latex math subscript symbol and~is used in R Markdown. It could be something more unusual, such as.or,, or we could shift other symbols around a bit.