Android String Resource Superscript

Question

I have a string resource file, which I want to pull strings from and I want one of the strings to have some superscript in it.

From http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/string-resource.html it looks like the supported tags include , , and . I'm curious if it should work for other related tags, such as ... if so then my problem is solved.

Testing the above should be easy enough, I'm just looking for a deeper understanding, to see if everything is processed similar to Subscript and Superscript a String in Android or if there is extra processing that happens when pulling the strings from the resource string file.

@CommonsWare, so there is extra processing or filtering that is done on string resource files? — James Oravec, Apr 22 '13 at 20:26
I'd describe it as less processing. AFAIK, string resources aren't piped through `Html.fromHtml()`, but through a simpler parser that only looks for those tags. I seem to recall trying other tags without luck, though that would have been a while ago. My assumption is that it's a matter of performance, as `Html.fromHtml()` isn't the speediest thing going. — CommonsWare, Apr 22 '13 at 20:47

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 10 '19 at 17:01

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You can use X\u00B2 to create X^2 in xml directly

answered Aug 10 '19 at 17:01

Kolaaa

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 28 '14 at 21:12

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I am using this trick: In string resource:

<string name="text1">x!sup@2!/sup@</string>

Then in activity:

text1.setText(Html.fromHtml(getString(R.string.text1).replace("!", "<").replace("@", ">")));

this trick is working.

answered Feb 28 '14 at 21:12

Omid Omidi

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I tried but didn't work out for me. – Tonnie Aug 07 '22 at 10:36

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 06 '20 at 08:01

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<string name="sup_string"> an b </string>

aⁿ b

this worked for me.

answered Feb 06 '20 at 08:01

Nannigalaxy

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Tried this but didn't work out – Tonnie Aug 07 '22 at 10:25

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 11 '15 at 14:41

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You can escape like this:

<string name="acceleration"><![CDATA[%1$f m.s<sup><small>-2</small></sup>]]></string>

answered Dec 11 '15 at 14:41

Thibaud Michel

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 10 '19 at 08:27

Android String Resource Superscript and Subscript for letters

You can copy and paste any of these Superscripts and Subscripts directly into your Android String Resource.

Example:

    <string name="word_with_superscript" translatable="false">Trademark ᵀᴹ</string>

Result:Trademark ᵀᴹ

Superscript and Subscript letters

Superscript capital ᴬ ᴮ ᴰ ᴱ ᴳ ᴴ ᴵ ᴶ ᴷ ᴸ ᴹ ᴺ ᴼ ᴾ ᴿ ᵀ ᵁ ⱽ ᵂ

Superscript minuscule ᵃ ᵇ ᶜ ᵈ ᵉ ᶠ ᵍ ʰ ⁱ ʲ ᵏ ˡ ᵐ ⁿ ᵒ ᵖ ʳ ˢ ᵗ ᵘ ᵛ ʷ ˣ ʸ ᶻ

Subscript minuscule ₐ ₑ ₕ ᵢ ⱼ ₖ ₗ ₘ ₙ ₒ ₚ ᵣ ₛ ₜ ᵤ ᵥ ₓ

Android String Resource Superscript

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Android String Resource Superscript and Subscript for letters

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