# How to put something at the top of the \longrightarrow?

I would like to put something at the top of the \longrightarrow, something like \longrightarrow^{k\rightarrow\infty}. However, instead of putting k\rightarrow\infty on the top right corner, I would like to put it in the middle on the top of \longrightarrow. Could someone help me?

In this instance, I think \xrightarrow would suit you better. Here's an example using the former, and the traditional \overset from amsmath:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}% http://ctan.org/pkg/amsmath
\begin{document}
$\mathcal{X}\overset{k\rightarrow\infty}{\longrightarrow}\mathcal{Y} \qquad \mathcal{X}\xrightarrow{k\rightarrow\infty}\mathcal{Y}$
\end{document}


\xrightarrow{<stuff>} is an extensible arrow, which conforms in length to the overset argument <stuff>.

• And what if I want stuff on top and bottom of double/thick arrow: $\Rightarrow$. What if I want some text also below that arrow? Can I make it extensible arrow? (Am new to this site. Isnt this site use MathJax to render equations/Latex text netweem . Does content here apply equally to MathJax. I want to use these arrows on math.stackexchange. This tutorial doesnt tell how to do that arrow stuff.) – anir May 21 at 19:34
• @anir: In (La)TeX you can try this example. However, MathJax is not (La)TeX, so you'll have to find a different, probably convoluted, way to generate that. – Werner May 22 at 16:32

Use

\stackrel{k\rightarrow\infty}{\longrightarrow}


Alternatively, if you want the long arrow to stretch you may prefer

\xrightarrow{k\rightarrow\infty}


• Thank you for your answer. However, I can accept only one answer. Anyway, thank you! – Paul Feb 27 '12 at 6:46
• For anyone who missed it like me, you need to add reference \usepackage{amsmath} before you can use xrightarrow – user130222 Nov 27 '18 at 18:51

There is a great commend that allow you to put something on and under the \longrightarrow:

x \underset{down}{\overset{up}{\longrightarrow}} y


I hope this will be helpful.

• This is already covered in the other answers. – Werner Jan 29 '16 at 21:45