Index: scribus/pageitem_textframe.cpp
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--- scribus/pageitem_textframe.cpp	(revision 20548)
+++ scribus/pageitem_textframe.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1618,6 +1618,14 @@
 			}
 			if (current.itemsInLine == 0)
 				opticalMargins = style.opticalMargins();
+			if (isNoteFrame() && !mark)
+			{
+				StyleFlag s(itemText.charStyle(a).effects());
+				s &= ~ScStyle_Superscript;
+				CharStyle haveSuperscript;
+				haveSuperscript.setFeatures(s.featureList());
+				itemText.applyCharStyle(a, 1, haveSuperscript);
+			}
 			CharStyle charStyle = ((itemText.text(a) != SpecialChars::PARSEP) ? itemText.charStyle(a) : style.charStyle());
 			chstr = ExpandToken(a);
 			int chstrLen = chstr.length();
