Automatic superscripting in InDesign 2025

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November 12, 2024
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Hello! Since I've been using InDesign 2025, the software automatically puts numbers in brackets (e.g. (8)) in superscript and I can't figure out how to deactivate it. Clicking on the superscript button doesn't work to change the character back to regular body text. Has anyone encountered the same problem?

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Correct answer jmlevy

Hi @marine.sans.serif

No there isn't [GREP styles]

Opening your file shows that there is a GREP style:

Colin Flashman

Community Expert

I'm wondering if it is a feature of the font that's being used. What is the name of the typeface that is being used?

EDIT - I've just tried to replicate the fault by creating the same type in the same font (that I believe to be Nunito medium) but there aren't any opentype features that would superscript numbers and brackets. Numbers, maybe... but it would do all numbers, not just numbers in brackets (this is if "fractions" was checked in the opentype portion of the paragraph style dialog box) but it wouldn't do the brackets as there isn't an alternative glyph for a superscripted pair of brackets.

To the OP - what happens if you copy this text to a new indesign document; or change the paragraph style applied to it? Are you able to export a snippet of this text or save a portion as idml so that we can try and replicate the fault?

If the answer wasn't in my post, perhaps it might be on my blog at colecandoo!

M

marine.sans.serifAuthor

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Thanks for your feedback!
It is indeed the Nunito typeface and indeed when I open a new document and copy-paste the text, the problem disappears; it seems that the problem comes from the settings of this particular file (which I got from another designer) and not from InDesign. I'm going to check with this designer to find out if she's set up an automatic formatting formula somewhere that's causing this. I've looked hard, but I can't find any character formatting that automatically puts numbers in brackets in superscript.
If you can find a parameter manipulation that might explain this, please don't hesitate to get back to me!

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

As I suggested and @jmlevy posted, you DO have a GREP style in your Paragraph style. If you were not sure what a GREP style was, I would have been happy to post more information.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)