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    • Cocoonfxmedia
      Cocoonfxmedia last edited by

      Hi

      I am wondering if the <sup>tag in html is picked up by google as a reference point?</sup>

      I.e when you put a superscript in word it puts a small number next to your sentence. Then you have a list of reference at the end of the blog/article does google recognise this?

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      • MattRoney
        MattRoney last edited by

        Hi there!

        I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "reference point." Does Google recognize it for what purpose?

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        • Travis_Bailey
          Travis_Bailey last edited by

          I'm just going to leave this here. ; ) It would seem that all of the typical means of citation can be recognized as such. Perhaps too readily?

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          • ClaytonJ
            ClaytonJ last edited by

            Not 100% clear on the question.

            But I think what you are asking is "Does Google recognizes footnotes, etc?. which is where superscript is often used.  The short answer is yes, as I do not believe the size of words would have any factor for google in search. Referencing could only be a positive if only from a semantic perspective.

            Hope this helps.

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