Questions tagged [superscripts]
{superscripts} are smaller characters appearing set slightly above the normal line.
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Adjust spacing between preceded superscript and base
Depending on the letter in the base there is space to the preceded superscript. Letters like T, W, Y use ink in the top left corner, so there is no space, but when using I, D, E, ... (these letters ...
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Kerning of superscripted recto, verso and full stop/comma in biblatex-dw
I've created three commands for biblatex-dw to typeset \recto \verso and \rectoverso references.
If one of these commands is followed by a full stop or comma the horizontal spacing between the ...
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Sups in ConTeXt
In LuaLaTeX I can use the realscripts package to use superior figures as footnote marks. How can I use superior figures as footnote marks in ConTeXt?
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Number within Circle as an Exponent on Text
I need to put a number within a circle on top of a text (i.e., as an exponent). How to go about it?
I am doing something like
\raisebox{.5pt}{\textcircled{\raisebox{-.9pt} {8}}}
but unable to make ...
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horizontal shift of sub- and superscript for \chi
I get a small horizontal displacement of sub- and superscript when using the letter \chi. It does not seem to appear for other letters. Does anybody know how to fix this?
MWE:
\documentclass{article}...
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Changing the effect of a command in another
I'm currently trying to define commands such that:
\x{F}{a} gives F^{(x=a)}
\y{F}{b} gives F^{(y=b)}
This I can do fairly easily:
\newcommand{\x}[2]{\ensuremath{{#1}^{(x={#2})}}}
However, I ...
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Typesetting a symbol with both a subscript and an exponent
Suppose I take the variable $X_a$ and square it. To be clear, the _a is part of the variable's name, whereas the ^2 will denote the mathematical operation of squaring.
I could typeset this as
$X_a^2$...
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How to superscript text on \rightarrowtail?
How to get superscripted text on \rightarrowtail? I have included mathtools package, but there isn't any command like \xrightarrowtail[]{}.
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^ started producing literal ^ instead of superscript [closed]
I've been using Lyx for years and one of the most basic shortcuts is that ^ doesn't appear literally in math-mode but is displayed as an empty box in the superscript position. A couple of months ago ...
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How to write the superscript above the subscript in newcommand?
I want to create a command for adding a superscript * to a variable, indicating its "optimal" value. However, when I do this, the superscript is added after the subscript instead of right above:
\...
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Align subscript and superscript in math mode
I'm having issues with aligning superscript with subscript in math mode. My MWE is:
% arara: xelatex
\documentclass[preview,8pt,varwidth=true]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{mathspec}
\...
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get width and height of character in the power
I want to create a "minus-sign" in a superscript of a letter in math mode using \rule{width}{height} to get control over the look of it. In principle, I get something to my liking, but I fail to make ...
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Place a given symbol inside \cup like \uplus
does any know how I can create a command that places a symbol given as an argument inside \cup?
For instance, the command \uplus has the symbol '+' inside \cup.
I would like to be able to place any ...
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How to get the numeric subscript and superscript to scale correctly using specific font
In the code below, the numeric superscript and subscript do not scale correctly or looks "not nice" when the font is scaled down. Is there a way to have the superscript and subscript scale nicely or ...
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Left sub/superscript in exponents
I have a small problem with left sub- and superscripts.
In my work, I have two regularly occurring indices, that should be distinct from one another. As I have to use exponents of some of these ...
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Add parentheses if double superscript
I'd like to set up a macro able to add parenthesis if the argument has already one superscript. It similar to this question, unfortunately the compilation of the following MWE doesn't end…
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Curly bracket around iterated exponentials
I believe this problem must already have a solution but I cannot find one on the Internet.
Consider the following code.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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edition in superscript before author in citations
it's me again.
My advisor looked through my first drafts for my thesis and was overall very pleased but pointed out that she wants to see the edition of a work (@book or @collection) in superscript ...
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caret (circumflex/hat/^) turns into superscript
I'm using ShareLaTeX on my Chromebook.
I'd like to write
m²
in LaTeX (m^2), but the hat does not come out in the source code, instead it just turns everything into a superscript directly. How can ...
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Mismatched braces in subscript and superscript
There is mismatch in the braces when used as subscript or superscript
\textit{ $ R(p_(a ),p_(b ) )=e^{(|(-\gamma {\lVert p_(a) - p_(b) \rVert})^2| )}$}
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Taking the transpose of a matrix with superscripts and subscripts
What is the best way to take a transpose of a matrix with superscripts and subscripts, when the subscript is long?
Neither
$A_{ijk}^{a\top}$
$A_{ijk}^{a^{\top}}$
${A_{ijk}^{a}}^{\top}$
${A^{a}}^{...
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Using math accents/diacritics as standalone symbols
Suppose I have an operation on a set X which I want to denote with something like $X^\prime$, $X^\bullet$, or $X^\circ$, except with a different symbol. I found out that some of the diacritics ...
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Is there a LuaLaTeX solution to adjust superscript kerning on large delimiters?
Superscripts can sit very far from large parentheses, more for some fonts than others. I am seeking a Lua-based solution to adjust the kerning of math superscripts on delimiters.
Here is an example ...
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Vertical position of subscripts with commands
The answers to the questions Differences in vertical positioning of superscripts and subscripts depending on grouping (`{ }`): Why? Caveats? Workarounds? and {(x+y)}^2 or (x+y)^2? make it clear that ...
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Double arrow and variable on top [duplicate]
How to create a double arrow line with a variable on its top. Something like this.
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Using \raisebox and \displaylimits on an integral sign
As part of a larger project, I am trying to lower the superscript a of the following integral so that it touches the integral sign itself. Here is the code I am using:
$$\int\displaylimits^{\mathrel{...
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Non-intrusive super/subscripts using slanted Greek with tensor?
I was quite happy with how the tensor package is able to typeset beautiful tensor expressions … until I decided to use the ISO convention for my Christoffel symbols.
\documentclass{...
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How TeX / LaTeX proportionally scales \frac, \sum super/subscripts, etc
Wondering what the scaling proportion is when you do above/below on \sum, nested fractions, or super/subscripts on something.
Wondering if it's the same in all of these different situations. It looks ...
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Compress successive superscript citation numbers into range
I am dealing with the superscript number type of citation in a LaTeX file. I want the consecutive numbers in the citation to be in a range (e.g. 1-4) instead of a list (i.e. 1,2,3,4). Again I want the ...
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Type powers of ten using a custom command
I use the font times and I am writing powers of ten often. So I am using 10\textsuperscript{2}. I was wondering if it is possible to make a command like \ten{2} which does the same thing? It would ...
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Math script size changed between unicode-math v0.8e and v0.8g?
I have just compiled an existing document using a more recent version of unicode-math and noticed that a lot of line/page breaks were different. The reason seems to be that the sizes of sub-/...
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Input length sensitive optional argument macro
I wrote the following macro, that prints C_0^*.
But I wanted to push the position of * little high, hence used strut.
I also wanted optional argument i.e. C^* and C_0^* can be handled by same macro. ...
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longtable, siunitx, multirow, multicolumn, textsuperscript combination problem
I have the Table below with, \multirow, \multicolumn and \textsuperscript calls. I would like to have all entries centered, and the numerical entries additionally "scientifically" aligned right (as ...
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How to avoid using curly braces when placing a \DeclareMathOperator command in subscript or superscript, while preserving spacing?
Let's say in my preamble I define \DeclareMathOperator\rad{rad} and have the text
Let $f$ be a smooth function and $f^{\rad}$ its radial symmetrization.
It is inconvenient to have to enclose the \...
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Vertical positioning of superscripts and subscripts in math mode
The question can be found around but with no satisfactory answer. I want to position the subscript more down and superscript more up.
The code to test it on is simple:
$1.23_{-22.22}^{-1.23221}$
...
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Why is the height of superscripts different in tikzpicture compared to maths environments?
Consider this minimal example:
Why is the height of the superscript slightly lower in the tikzpicture and how can I get it to look like it does in the equation (or in this case flalign*) environment?
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Is there any way that I can put the subscript and superscript at the back of a symbol?
Obviously, I can use X^s or X_s to put a symbol s as superscript (X^s) or subscript (X_s) in front of another symbol X.
What about the case with s at the back of X? _s X or ^s X gives something like ...
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Superscript simply refuses to be superscripted
I'm getting slightly desperate because the following seemingly simple macro does not do what I want:
\newcommand{\Ma}[1][]{\ensuremath{M_{1}^{#1}}\xspace}
Hello $\Ma{a}$.
I would expect that $\Ma{a}$...
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Aligned starts of subscript and superscripts
What's the code for this one?
I've tried this code:
{{a_1}^{{j_1} \left(g \right)}}{{a_2}^{{j_2} \left(g \right)}}{{a_3}^{{j_3} \left(g \right)}} \ldots
But I got this:
Thanks for your help in ...
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Make superscript lower for letter with tilde
Is there any way to have the t in my superscript further down?
$\widetilde{\boldsymbol{W}}^t$
is the code for the second W^t, and
$\boldsymbol{W}^t$
is the code for the first W^t in the screen-...
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Draw overbrace from one superscript to other
I would like to draw overlapping braces from exponent to exponent.
For example, I'd like to connect v and w, and x and y
avbxcwdy
with an overbrace each. So it should kinda look like this
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Fix equation superscript squishing
Because isentropic fluid flow is beautiful, I have these wonderful equations to deal with:
Notice how the superscripts have been squished vertically to fit. Is is possible to prevent this from ...
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How to include an image as a superscript
A publisher requires authors to specify the corresponding author by placing an image next to the corresponding author:
Please place an envelope icon (or any other pointer) next to the name
of the ...
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equation beauty?
\begin{equation}
I_D=I_{S}\left(e^{\tfrac{q(V+IR_s)}{nN_{ms}N_skT_c}}-1\right)
\end{equation}
Hi, in this equation my number 'e' lost its position and turn an ordinary number. I want superscripts to ...
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How to align horizontally symbols in superscript
I would like to align horizontally the two resized circles in the superscript in the following example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{relsize}
\begin{document}
$A^{ \mathlarger{\circ}\...
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Position of Superscript before automatically sized parenthesis? (Niggli-Notation)
The superscript (subscript) left of the curly brackets should be further up (down), i.e. same height as the 3 right of the last curly bracket.
Is there an easy way, maybe similiar to \sideset for ...
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Is there any way to strike superscripted references properly with latexdiff?
I am using latexdiff to keep track of changes in my LaTeX documents. Superscripted references are striked on the same level as normal text, making them appear underlined. I want to get rid of this ...
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Superscript inside subscript in math mode
When a superscript is placed inside a subscript, its relative position to the "base" becomes different, as shown by the following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\newcommand\inset{...
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Double superscript in different positions
I am trying to write the superscript as in the picture, but I get double superscript error.
I tried:
v'_{w_O}^{T}
https://imgur.com/a/CaZa1
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Using a ^ outside math mode
I take it it is possible to redefine ^ (and _) to yield \textsuperscript
in text mode and work normally in math mode (is there a good reason why this is
not the default behaviour?), but I don't know ...
