{superscripts} are smaller characters appearing set slightly above the normal line.
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votes
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What's the quickest way to write “2nd” “3rd” etc in LaTeX?
If I want to use abbreviations for second, third and so on in my LaTeX documents, I am currently doing this: 2$^{nd}$ which seems unsatisfactory. Is there a macro I'm missing? I'm sure I could define ...
8
votes
3answers
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Superscripts before a letter in math
I was writing this formula:
$$^gp = ^gR^l_l+^go_l$$
$g$ are superscripts, but they should be close to other letters. How can I solve this problem?
12
votes
5answers
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Double superscript error involving tilde
When I write {{\tilde{C}}^{0}_{har}}^{\Gamma} (or the same with fewer curly brackets) in Tex I obtain a double superscript error and I can't solve it. Does someone know how to fix this?
14
votes
4answers
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How to typeset indices before a symbol?
I know how to write a usual index with the help of the underscore, but I seem to be unable to find out how to write an (upper/lower) index in front of a letter/text.
These kind of indices are common ...
6
votes
1answer
385 views
superscripts with xelatex? (footnotes, natbib)
This example illustrates some conflict between xelatex and natbib- and footnote-generated superscripts. The semi-colon between distinct citations is not typeset as a superscript, nor is the dagger. ...
3
votes
2answers
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How to change parameters for \textsuperscript{} in french?
I try to put \textsuperscript{ère} with Roman digits everywhere in document but as I understood the command \textsuperscript{} in French makes effect for all symbols except of "è"?
This solution ...
21
votes
3answers
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maths nested superscripts and subscripts displayed incorrectly inline
I am having a strange bug when using nested superscripts and subscripts in inline math (displaystyle works fine). This behaviour is the same independently of the font used or the compiler (orginally ...
10
votes
2answers
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Weird relative positioning of superscript and subscript with \dot, \bar
Minimal working example:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[ {A^\mu}_\nu \]
\[ {\bar{A}^\mu}_\nu \]
\end{document}
The result is.
Why is the placement of ...
8
votes
2answers
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recursive multiple subscript and superscript with xparse
How can I define a new command with xparse, something like this:
\NewDocumentCommand\tensorkor{ m >{\SplitList{,}}o >{\SplitList{,}}o }
{
?????
}
that i can execute
$ ...
8
votes
1answer
245 views
Temporarily disable superscript in citation
I use superscripted citation style by using \setcitestyle{super} in LaTeX preamble, which done the job as I wanted. However, there are several region, in which I need to temporarily disable the ...
5
votes
4answers
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Problem adding subscripts and superscripts [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Cursive text after _
I need to have some subscripted and superscripted text in my thesis document. But when I try to do it the way as H_{2O} or S^{2}. I get an error at ...
14
votes
3answers
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Adjust box around hyperref footnote links
Is it possible to adjust the size of the box around the footnote links produced by hyperref? Specifically, I would like to move the base of the box closer to the base of the object inside.
...
10
votes
3answers
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Superscript and Subscript together
I would like to show both super and subscript together some text.
I tried this sometext\textsuperscript{1}\textsubscript{2}
But 2 does not show up right below 1.
Thanks for your help. Also ...
9
votes
1answer
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Capture a macro's subscripts/superscripts by the macro
Is it possible to capture sub-/superscripts added to a macro by the macro itself?
Consider the following example:
\newcommand{\fx}[1]{f(x)}
\fx{x} % -> f(x)
\fx{x}^2 % -> f(x)²
Now the ...
6
votes
1answer
92 views
Endnotes numbered by regular arabic numbers (instead of superscripts) and without indentation
The Latex document below (from my earlier question Chapter name appearing in the endnotes) produces endnotes which are numbered by arabic numbers in the superscript, and there is indentation for each ...
6
votes
2answers
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Superscripts in verbatim environment
I have some lines in a verbatim environment
...
\begin{verbatim}
line 1
* line 2
line 3
* line 4
line 5
\end{verbatim}
...
at the beginning of some lines I want to add a number ...
6
votes
1answer
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Trick LaTeX into doing double superscripts
I have a function in my .sty sheet that does a second partial derivative:
\newcommand{\hpartdsq}[2]{\dfrac{\partial^2 #1}{\partial #2 ^2}}
But I'd like to pass it something that already has a ...
5
votes
1answer
274 views
Redefine the default depth of superscript and subscript document-wide
The behavior of subscript and supscript operator _ and ^ is like a blackbox to me, I am curious if I could redefine the behavior of them globally for a document.
I searched the forum and found ...
4
votes
1answer
482 views
Fraction in Superscript
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont[Script=Devanagari]{Sanskrit 2003}
\newcommand\sufr[2]{\textsuperscript{$\frac{#1}{#2}$}}
\begin{document}
...
14
votes
3answers
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By default, how much do ^ and _ raise and lower the text box in superscript and subscript respectively?
I'm trying to define a set of commands for superscript and subscript, but cannot use the characters ^ and _ in doing so. I've been able to define the correct font size by using ...
8
votes
1answer
178 views
Enriching \to^*
I am trying to enrich $\to^*$ with a $w$ above it, and the cleanest look I could get was with the {\smash {\overset w \rightarrow}}^* command. However, I believe this to be a pretty ugly solution, and ...
5
votes
2answers
377 views
Superscript page numbers with natbib
I'm with an annoying problem with natbib. When the super parameter is used, the citation happily goes superscript but the page or chapter number doesn't.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[numbers, ...
5
votes
0answers
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How to lower the superscripts (and raise the subscripts) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
tex4ht problems with footnotes
I am preparing a document using XeLaTeX, unicode-math and Asana Math OTF (turned on by \setmathfont{Asana-Math.otf}). I've noticed that ...
4
votes
1answer
304 views
Why doesn't math \fontdimen's work with XeTeX?
Why doesn't the \fontdimen-command change anything with XeTeX?
\input pgffor
\def\chfndims#1{\foreach\dim in{13,...,19}{\fontdimen\dim#1=20pt}}
\font\mymathfn="XITS Math:script=math" at 10pt ...
3
votes
1answer
234 views
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, ...
3
votes
1answer
449 views
Defining a newcommand with sub- or superscript and avoiding “double subscript” error
I often use shortcuts defined via \newcommand. However sometimes it causes a "double subscript" problem if a shortcut contains a subscript and I try to add one more subscript when using it.
I am ...
1
vote
1answer
497 views
Position of Exponent Relative to Base
I'm having a problem in that the position of an exponent, relative to the base, is too low. For example, with capital letters or mathbb the top of the exponent is almost in line with the top of the ...
-1
votes
2answers
299 views
How to represent this superscript?
I am trying to write this command below but it doesnt work.
$$\triangle$^m$
