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# superscript(_:)

This action method applies a superscript attribute to selected text (or all text if the receiver is a plain text object), raising its baseline offset by a predefined amount.

```
func superscript(_ sender: Any?)
```

## See Also

[`-  raiseBaseline:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/raiseBaseline(_:))

Raises the baseline offset of selected text by 1 point, or of all text if the receiver is a plain text view.


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