rdlugosz / exponents_in_google_forms

Ways to enter exponent characters in Google Forms question prompts.

Writing Exponents in Google Forms

Ways to enter exponent characters in Google Forms question prompts.

ASCII

The simplest approach may be to keep it simple and use ASCII for entering exponents, a la:

y = ax^2 + bx + c

Unicode

It's possible to write true exponents on one line by using special Unicode characters that represent super- (and sub-) script letters. This looks nice, but has a downside: students cannot easily replicate this in their responses.