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Oeditpus Rex

(42,734 posts) Wed Aug 13, 2025, 02:44 AM Aug 13

Can you still do that small type on DU?

It looked like a footnote. I used it often for (usually) innuendo, but I've forgotten what the switch was. I thought it was just :tinytype:, but that doesn't work.

Anybody?

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Can you still do that small type on DU? (Original Post) Oeditpus Rex Aug 13 OP

IIRC almost all the markup options were removed after the Great Hack of 2017 AZJonnie Aug 13 #1

Subscript and superscript Donkees Aug 13 #2

This wasn't either of those Oeditpus Rex Aug 13 #3

AZJonnie

(1,515 posts)

1. IIRC almost all the markup options were removed after the Great Hack of 2017

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 03:16 AM

Aug 13

~~I think this is the fanciest you can get~~

IOW, the only options are the ones above the Reply Text box

Donkees

(33,139 posts)

2. Subscript and superscript

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 04:25 AM

Aug 13

Subscript: _subscript

Superscript: ^superscript

Go to Community Help Forum, see ''Posting on DU: Shortcuts, Tips, and Codes''

Oeditpus Rex

(42,734 posts)

3. This wasn't either of those

Reply to Donkees (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 11:02 AM

Aug 13

But I guess either would do. Thanks.

_{That is, if I do it right.}

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