Quick summary
Adding subscript in Google Slides lets you format text below the baseline — perfect for chemical formulas, footnotes, and mathematical notation. You can apply subscript formatting in just a few clicks using the Format menu's Text options.
Steps
- Click the text box on your slide where you want to add subscript formatting.
- Highlight the text you want to turn into subscript.
- Open the Format menu in the top toolbar.
- Click Text to reveal more formatting options.
- Select Subscript from the dropdown menu — your text will shift below the baseline.
- Your subscript formatting is now applied successfully.
