diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 6d0ac772..5d0355f0 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -391,7 +391,11 @@ package androidx.text {
     method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder italic(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
     method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder scale(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, float proportion, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
     method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder strikeThrough(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
+    method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder subscript(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
+    method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder superscript(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
+    method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder typeface(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, String family, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
     method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder underline(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
+    method public static android.text.SpannableStringBuilder url(android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, String url, kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.text.SpannableStringBuilder,kotlin.Unit> builderAction);
   }
 
   public final class SpannableStringKt {
diff --git a/src/androidTest/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilderTest.kt b/src/androidTest/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilderTest.kt
index b6d543e7..94c8c163 100644
--- a/src/androidTest/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilderTest.kt
+++ b/src/androidTest/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilderTest.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import android.text.style.RelativeSizeSpan
 import android.text.style.StyleSpan
 import android.text.style.SubscriptSpan
 import android.text.style.SuperscriptSpan
+import android.text.style.TypefaceSpan
+import android.text.style.URLSpan
 import android.text.style.UnderlineSpan
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertSame
@@ -186,6 +188,76 @@ class SpannableStringBuilderTest {
         assertEquals(12, result.getSpanEnd(scale))
     }
 
+    @Test fun builderUp() {
+        val result: SpannedString = buildSpannedString {
+            append("Hello, ")
+            superscript {
+                append("World")
+            }
+        }
+        assertEquals("Hello, World", result.toString())
+
+        val spans = result.getSpans<Any>()
+        assertEquals(1, spans.size)
+
+        val up = spans.filterIsInstance<SuperscriptSpan>().single()
+        assertEquals(7, result.getSpanStart(up))
+        assertEquals(12, result.getSpanEnd(up))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun builderDown() {
+        val result: SpannedString = buildSpannedString {
+            append("Hello, ")
+            subscript {
+                append("World")
+            }
+        }
+        assertEquals("Hello, World", result.toString())
+
+        val spans = result.getSpans<Any>()
+        assertEquals(1, spans.size)
+
+        val down = spans.filterIsInstance<SubscriptSpan>().single()
+        assertEquals(7, result.getSpanStart(down))
+        assertEquals(12, result.getSpanEnd(down))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun builderFont() {
+        val result: SpannedString = buildSpannedString {
+            append("Hello, ")
+            typeface("serif") {
+                append("World")
+            }
+        }
+        assertEquals("Hello, World", result.toString())
+
+        val spans = result.getSpans<Any>()
+        assertEquals(1, spans.size)
+
+        val font = spans.filterIsInstance<TypefaceSpan>().single()
+        assertEquals("serif", font.family)
+        assertEquals(7, result.getSpanStart(font))
+        assertEquals(12, result.getSpanEnd(font))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun builderUrl() {
+        val result: SpannedString = buildSpannedString {
+            append("Hello, ")
+            url("http://www.google.com") {
+                append("World")
+            }
+        }
+        assertEquals("Hello, World", result.toString())
+
+        val spans = result.getSpans<Any>()
+        assertEquals(1, spans.size)
+
+        val url = spans.filterIsInstance<URLSpan>().single()
+        assertEquals("http://www.google.com", url.url)
+        assertEquals(7, result.getSpanStart(url))
+        assertEquals(12, result.getSpanEnd(url))
+    }
+
     @Test fun nested() {
         val result: SpannedString = buildSpannedString {
             color(RED) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilder.kt b/src/main/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilder.kt
index 6bc9eb5c..e675e5eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilder.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/androidx/text/SpannableStringBuilder.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan
 import android.text.style.StrikethroughSpan
 import android.text.style.RelativeSizeSpan
 import android.text.style.StyleSpan
+import android.text.style.SubscriptSpan
+import android.text.style.SuperscriptSpan
+import android.text.style.TypefaceSpan
+import android.text.style.URLSpan
 import android.text.style.UnderlineSpan
 
 /**
@@ -134,3 +138,39 @@ inline fun SpannableStringBuilder.scale(
     proportion: Float,
     builderAction: SpannableStringBuilder.() -> Unit
 ) = inSpans(RelativeSizeSpan(proportion), builderAction = builderAction)
+
+/**
+ * Wrap appended text in [builderAction] in a [SuperscriptSpan].
+ *
+ * @see SpannableStringBuilder.inSpans
+ */
+inline fun SpannableStringBuilder.superscript(builderAction: SpannableStringBuilder.() -> Unit) =
+    inSpans(SuperscriptSpan(), builderAction = builderAction)
+
+/**
+ * Wrap appended text in [builderAction] in a [SubscriptSpan].
+ *
+ * @see SpannableStringBuilder.inSpans
+ */
+inline fun SpannableStringBuilder.subscript(builderAction: SpannableStringBuilder.() -> Unit) =
+    inSpans(SubscriptSpan(), builderAction = builderAction)
+
+/**
+ * Wrap appended text in [builderAction] in a [TypefaceSpan].
+ *
+ * @see SpannableStringBuilder.inSpans
+ */
+inline fun SpannableStringBuilder.typeface(
+    family: String,
+    builderAction: SpannableStringBuilder.() -> Unit
+) = inSpans(TypefaceSpan(family), builderAction = builderAction)
+
+/**
+ * Wrap appended text in [builderAction] in a [URLSpan].
+ *
+ * @see SpannableStringBuilder.inSpans
+ */
+inline fun SpannableStringBuilder.url(
+    url: String,
+    builderAction: SpannableStringBuilder.() -> Unit
+) = inSpans(URLSpan(url), builderAction = builderAction)