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January 19, 2026 at 9:32 pm #17744161

kamenG

I have a specific issue that may need another ticket. As translated words with <sup> tags in use are being messed up in paragraphs. See screenshots.
In English - the "TM" has a <sup> tag.
In Spanish - the "FiresealTM" is all in a <sup> tag - which double <sup>s the TM.
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Spanish - hidden link

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January 19, 2026 at 9:40 pm #17744193

Otto

Hello,

You can fix it this way:
- Go to WPML → Translations (or open the Spanish translation job for that page).
- Open the job in Advanced Translation Editor (ATE).
- Find the segment containing “Fireseal TM” (use search in ATE for “Fireseal”).
- Hover the source text to see which characters are covered by the sup marker.
- In the Spanish translation, select only the “TM” (or only the ™ character, depending on how it appears).
- Click the sup marker under the segment to apply it to the correct selection (and remove it from the wrong selection if needed).
- Save/complete the translation and clear any frontend cache.

Here you have a detailed explanation:
https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-apply-formatting-markers/

Let me know if it helps, please.

Best Regards,
Otto

January 20, 2026 at 6:33 pm #17747983

kamenG

So this is an issue impacting all uses of "TM" in supercscript. So we have to override each one, for each language?

January 20, 2026 at 6:48 pm #17748035

kamenG

Actually - I think this may be user error. I think they wrapped a TM that was already a copied bit of <sup> text and added <sup> tags.. so I will have them change their process. This can be closed.

January 20, 2026 at 8:01 pm #17748246

Otto

Hello,

Thanks!

So far, I haven't found any bug report related to the sup tag, so it's probably, as you said, a user error.

I am closing the ticket then. If you find something off on our end, please create a new one.

Best Regards,
Otto