Grep code to search for superscript characters?

[Awitmer]

Hello all!

I am wondering if there is Grep code that can be used to search for any

superscript digits or characters in Indesign? For some reason I haven't been

able to discover what it is yet..

Thanks for your help!

[jane-e]

You can do it with a regular text search for formatting. Is there a reason you need GREP?

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

I was on my iPad before. Here is a screen shot:

[Barb Binder]

Hi Awitmer—just clarifying Jane's correct answer, above. You don't need GREP to simply locate text or digits that are using superscript: If there is something behind the question, maybe you do, so in that case come back and let us know. Otherwise:

Edit > Find/Change

[Awitmer]

Thank you so much for your replies!

I had forgotten that I could find superscript characters with a regular search for text formatting. The reason I was wondering about the grep code was because I was wanting to create a grep style in a paragraph style that would automatically grab all superscript characters and format them with a character style. I suppose that I could just do this formatting in the Find/Change dialog.

[jane-e]

Find > Basic Character > Superscript

Change to > Character Style > NameOfYourCharStyle

Unless it's a Footnote. You can apply a Character Style in Footnote Options directly.

[Jongware]

GREP styles would not have worked here anyway. You can only include characters to match in a GREP style, no formatting.

(One possible way to make it work with a GREP style would be to replace all faux superscripts with actual Unicode superscript characters - but there are very few fonts that do have 'em, even only for numbers.)

[Awitmer]

Ok, I get what you are saying. For some reason I was thinking that the superscript characters were characters of their own and not just regular characters with the “superscript” formatting applied.

Thanks all for your help!