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Grep query

Forum|Forum|5 months ago
October 20, 2025
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Hello. I apologize for my English im from Russia! I wanted to ask how I can write a regular expression in InDesign that will find values like 14th and change the th to superscript mode.

I did

Find

(\d+)(th)

Replace to

$1–$2

and I added a superscript at the bottom, but it didn't work. The number itself changed, but I only needed to change the letters.

Correct answer Eugene Tyson

Are you sure you're in the GREP tab of the find change dialog

Another way to write it is
\d+\Kth\b

And in the change format
Set superscript ----> or even better - use a character style.

Mike Witherell

Community Expert

Find:

(?<=\d+)th

Change format:

apply Superscript

Mike Witherell

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Sunny_brain3929Author

Participant

Hi, Thanks for your reply! When I type this,

(?<=\d+)th

it says "No match found"

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Eugene Tyson

Correct answer

Community Expert

Are you sure you're in the GREP tab of the find change dialog

Another way to write it is
\d+\Kth\b

And in the change format
Set superscript ----> or even better - use a character style.

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