Subscript Five Symbol

A symbol from the Superscript and Subscript Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Superscript and Subscript Symbols collection

Symbol: ₅
Unicode: U+2085
HTML entity: ₅
Category: Superscript and Subscript Symbols

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About the subscript five symbol

A subscript five appears in chemical formulas to indicate five atoms of an element, as in C₅H₁₂ for pentane, or in mathematical notation for a base-five numeral system. It is part of the Superscripts and Subscripts block, a set of numeric and symbolic characters designed for scientific and technical text.

How to type Subscript Five

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 2085 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2085.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.