Registered trademark symbol - superscript or not?

[fogbat]

The (R) symbol (® or ®) seems to default to the same size as the surrounding text, whereas the TM symbol, (™ ) seems to default to superscript.

I think this may depend on the font.

What do you reckon? Is there a reason for this varying default behaviour? There seems to be a lot of disagreement online about whether it should be superscripted or not.

 

[fogbat]

If I'd put this in General, it'd be a ten-page bunfight by now

 

[trashpony]

It should be superscript IMO. There is no rationale behind that opinion other than I think that anything that isn't part of the main text should be superscript to indicate it shouldn't be read as a 'letter'

HTH

Oh, and you're wrong you stupid fucker

 

[fogbat]

It should be superscript IMO. There is no rationale behind that opinion other than I think that anything that isn't part of the main text should be superscript to indicate it shouldn't be read as a 'letter'

HTH

Thank you. I disagree, but mainly because superscript was suggested by a colleague of mine that I find irritating.

Oh, and you're wrong you stupid fucker

 

[quimcunx]

*disagrees with everyone*

 

[Structaural]

I'd say <= 5pt type - no superscript. >= 6pt superscript it. 5.5pt? - you decide.

 

[paolo]

It should be superscript IMO. There is no rationale behind that opinion other than I think that anything that isn't part of the main text should be superscript to indicate it shouldn't be read as a 'letter'

And the reduced size is also consistent with the most common usage - logos.

 

[bi0boy]

And the reduced size is also consistent with the most common usage - logos.

That one is small, isn't it?

 

[trashpony]

That one is small, isn't it?

It's designed like that to make you overlook it so that you can develop some different toys and put the scalextric logo on them and then they sue your arse

Bwah hahaha and that

fogbat - you're allowing your personal feelings to interfere with a professional judgement *tsk*

 

[Mungy]

That one is small, isn't it?

its just the angle you are looking at it

 

[FridgeMagnet]

It's not small, it's far away.

 

[paolo]

It's not small, it's far away.

No, it's quite near, it's just that the logo is very big.