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Increase the space between operator in subscript/superscript

I need to increase the space globally between operators in subscripts/superscripts. Example: \sum_{x=4} I need a little more space before and after the = symbol in the subscript. It is required ...
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How to automatically add \! in subscripts?

This code \documentclass{article} \usepackage{fouriernc} \begin{document} $a_1$ $a_{\!1}$ \end{document} produces this output: I like the spacing on the lower one much more. Is there a way to ...
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How to control the horizontal location of subscript?

Sometimes I find the subscript is located too far from the letter (to which it is the subscript) such as in \mathbf{v_{_\text{B}}} How to get the subcript closer to the letter?
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TikZ: Controlling text within nodes and placing nodes in text

Need some help working with TikZ. Let me begin by saying that I think TikZ is amazing. I hardly know what I'm doing at this point and yet I've been able to draw some very nice diagrams with it. ...
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Combining Textstyle and Displaystyle

In my mathematics writing, I often use both superscripts and subscripts on the probability operator. The subscripts are generally lengthy, and I would like for them to appear underneath the operator, ...
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Space between letter and lowercase in latex math mode

is there a way to remove the space between the variable and the lowercase letter as standard in math environment? by now i'm using this: \begin{equation} a\;b_{\! c}\;d \end{equation} Without \! ...
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Problem of different spaces between subscripts and letters in math mode

In math mode, the spaces between subscripts and letters are not always the same, but depending on the preceding letters! See e.g. (different colours indicate different spaces) Is it the feature of ...
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Leftidx problem: upper indices have different height

When using the leftidx package to create the same upper index on both sides of \Bbbk[G], the indices have different height and look ugly. Minimal example: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{leftidx} ...
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Subscript spacing in equation

I have a document, where I want to use $\tau_{ff}$. If this is rendered it looks like a space is inserted between the two f's. $\tau_{rl}$ looks fine ... Where does this additional space come from ...
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Problematic space between S and its subscript

Though I have solved this problem, I still want to hear the LaTeX community on this point. I also need to know if I have misunderstood anything, or if my fix is wrong. I have the following ...
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Parenthesis size and white space in equation with long subscripts

I'm writing an equation which contains a relatively long subscritps under a summation, which is just next to a bracket. The code is the following $$\mu_j=\E(X_j)=\E\left( \sum_{i\in ...
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Writing a limit so that the subscript goes directly underneath

When I write $\lim_{x \rightarrow p} f(x) = q$, the subscript x \rightarrow p appears to the right of the limit, instead of directly underneath it. When I try $\displaystyle \lim_{x \rightarrow p} ...
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Removing extra space with \pmod command

When using the \pmod command as a subscript to a sum, I often encounter some extra unwanted space. For example, writing \[ \sum_{n \equiv 1 \pmod{k}} ... \] produces the following image: Does ...
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relative hspace in newcommand

I'm trying to create a symbol of a gray triangle with a black border. I managed to do so using: \newcommand{\factor}{{\color{gray} \blacktriangledown}\hspace{-1.6ex}\triangledown} However, the two ...
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Weird font/spacing issue with LuaTeX & Asana Math

Trying to use LuaTeX font support in some big document, everything went fine except a little glitch with Asana Math font. Here is the issue: \documentclass{standalone} \usepackage{unicode-math} ...