Questions tagged [superscripts]
{superscripts} are smaller characters appearing set slightly above the normal line.
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Adding space in math superscript in XeLaTeX
I had the same question as asked here. The solution is to add this piece of code in the preamble
\let\sp^
\catcode`\^=\active
\gdef^#1{\sp{\hspace{0.06em} #1}}
The solution seems to work. However, I ...
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How to make a superscript of arbitrary width?
I'm trying to make the following two commands of the same width:
\newcommand{\Bsh}{\ensuremath{B^{H}_{s}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\Bsl}{\ensuremath{B^{L}_{s}}\xspace}
in order to avoid these ugly ...
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“superiors” package breaks symbolic footnote position in Libertine
I want to use symbolic footnotes in one or two places of a document typeset in Libertine, the rest can stay arabic as usual. Therefore, I redefine \thefootnote locally:
\documentclass{article}
\...
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Alignment of subscripts and superscripts that employ mathchoice
I have defined a macro which, for the purposes of demonstration, I have stripped down to the following:
\newcommand{\sub}[1]{\mathchoice{_{#1}}{}{}{}}
However, with this macro the subscript no longer ...
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Using the physics package to take second derivatives with respect to primed coordinates
As it says in the title, I am attempting to write a second derivative such as the following
and ideally would use the shorthand derivative from the physics package which would be the following.
\dv[2]...
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Latex equation in github page [closed]
I want to write down in Github page.
I have found this article and followed Quick and Simple Inline solution.
However, my question is not similar to the linked question because there is no link for ...
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Problem with custom font feature for addition kerning in OpenType font
I try to add some custom kerning to an OpenType font used with fontspec under lualatex. The real-world example uses the Brill fonts, but as they are not part of TeX Live I use Libertinus in the ...
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Shortcut for $ ^{\prime} $ is not working in beamer
I am preparing some lecture notes in beamer documentclass. After I added quite a much of customisations, I realised that the shortcut ' for $ ^{\prime} $ is not working. How do I restore the usual ...
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How to write superscript of a tilde variable
I tried to write the above variable:
using the following scripts:
\tilde{W}^{j}
But, they are not the same, any suggestion to solve this problem.
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Subscript, Superscript, and Bracket
I want to write like this:
But when I write
\documentclass{article} \usepackage{mathtools} \begin{document}
\begin{equation}
\lim\limits_{\Delta\rightarrow0}\Delta{}_{t=0}^{t=T}\left\vert\dfrac{df(t)...
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Inconsistent superscript positioning
Observe the following examples of combinations of subscripts and superscripts:
$\varphi_n$ $\varphi_n^m$ $\varphi_n^{f(n)}$ $\varphi_n^f$ $\varphi_n^($
We can see that if a superscript is added, ...
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How can I use real superior figures for footnote marks in beamer?
I have a font that offers real superiors and I want to make use of them for the footnote marks in beamer. So I thought I could just set the respective command for the beamer font of footnote mark, but ...
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Have both \limits and normal superscript
I'd like to define an operator that has both a normal-style superscript and a \limits style subscript.
The obvious solution doesn't work.
\max\limits_{a}\nolimits^{b}
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Lining up sub and superscripts
I'm trying to typeset some (extended) Sweedler notation (if you want context); something like
$ {{b_{(1)}}^{(1)}}_{(1)} $
This trick of enclosing things in more and more curly brackets seems to work ...
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Automatically give correct spacing for superscripts *before* a symbol
For a paper I am writing, I frequently need to use a superscript * before certain symbols (in math mode). I am currently using the command {}^* to do this. The spacing between the * and the symbol is ...
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How to set the lower and upper index on summation?
I have some critical problem writting series in compact notation, the problem is
Whenever I write the series in compact notation like
$\sum_{j=1}^{j=10}2^j$
The above series in enclosed just in two ...
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Setting superscript color for \thanks
Could someone please tell me how can I modify the color of superscript (near author name) which refers to \thanks? In the following example I would like the "*" symbol to be colored (both, ...
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need more whitespace in superscript-type citation call-outs in LaTeX
I am using LaTeX with
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage[super, square, comma]{natbib}
I want to get the citation call-outs in the form of
AA^{1, 6}
But right now I am getting
AA^{1,6}
i.e. without ...
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Print apexes/superscript and subscript in quote
I am trying to print apexes and subscript in my pseudocode.
I used this code to write it, but it prints it as it is without converting it in math.
\begin{quote}\linenumbersep=-5pt
\resetlinenumber[1]
\...
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unicode-math superscripts don't line up (using XeLaTeX)
Pretty much what the title says, and that is bugging me a lot. I'm using the unicode-math package because I enjoy the upright bold greek letters it provides, as I use them for vector notation, but I ...
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Default sqrt index to scriptstyle instead of scriptscriptstyle
In my document, I am using a font and size which just makes scriptscriptstyle too small, and it looks weird to me:
If instead of \sqrt[3]{...} I write \sqrt[\scriptstyle 3]{...} it looks better:
And ...
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How to type bow like upper script? (like a hat but curve and upside down)
That thing ^^^.
It's similar to the $\bar{q}$ notation but I have no idea how to even search that symbol.
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Superscript not obeying brackets
I am trying to put in superscript only what is in brackets:
(2) Let $\overline{h \circ s}(v) = h(\overline s(c)) = h(c^ {\mathfrak_{U}} )$ when $c$ is a constant. \\
(3) $\overline{h \circ s}(f_{...
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Superscript text mode or outside math mode [duplicate]
What is the easiest way to superscript in text mode or outside of math mode?
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Handling superscripts and subscripts between BibTeX, MS Word, and Mendeley
I've got a bunch of saved references in my Mendeley library that have superscripts and subscripts in them. I'd like to be able to export citations from my Mendeley library to both MS Word (via the ...
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How can I increase catcode defs in a verbatim environment for transcribing handwritten documents?
Using verbatim (not Verbatim) for transcribing handwritten documents.
I spend a lot of time transcribing wills, deeds, letters and other handwritten documents.
In doing this I use the verbatim ...
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Placing parentheses around superscript automatically
in my document I have to type expressions that contain letters with superscripts, enclosed between parentheses, such as
a^{(k,i)}, b^{(k,i)}, \gamma^{(k,i)}
and after a while it became really ...
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Using underset and overset together
I would like to use underset and overset together above and below the word. Current output looks like this:
\begin{equation}
v_t(j)=max^{N}_{i=1}v_{t-1}(i)a_{ij}b_j(o_t)
\end{equation}
I would ...
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mathpazo superscripts too close for certain letters
With the mathpazo package, which sets text and mathematics in Palatino font, the superscripts are too close to the letters that they are attached to, particularly if these letters are v,w,z as in $w^d,...
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Making the “ ' ” symbol closer to the variable
I have the following symbols in a paper I'm writing:
\hat{c}_{\omega l}^\dagger {}' {}'
and
\hat{c}_{\omega l} ''
I would like the double dashes of the daggered term to sit adjacent to the dagger (...
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How to change the number of reference of superscript to a normal size
I am using this template in Overleaf and I want to do a reference, but what appears is
,
but I would like to appear
Based on the references [1] and [2].
How can I do this?
Thanks in advance!
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Optional argument in \newcommand with subscript and superscript
I want to define a macro with an optional argument that will work with superscript and subscript in math mode.
e.g. \binaryB{\alpha} will result into \mathbb{B}^{\alpha}() and \binaryB will result ...
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How do I construct this kinetic diagram within LaTeX?
I am interested in trying to code the diagram as shown in the attached picture.
So far, I can only code something like this:
\begin{equation}
S_0 \overset{2\alpha}{\underset{\beta}{\...
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How do I display things above and below an arrow?
Really tried to code this one on my own, but I have no luck in doing so so far!
I can do everything in this problem, except the alpha and beta above and beneath the arrows. I believe that alpha is a ...
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! Missing { inserted. Lost on where it's missing
Console reads:
! Missing { inserted.
<to be read again>
\@@overline
l.136 \(\mu_\overline{x}
=\mu\)
This is what I have:
$\mu_\overline{x}=\mu$
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Why should I “enclose the previous parenthesis with ‘{}’”?
I stumbled across this line in chktex (here) with a note saying
This is a warning which you may ignore, but for maximum aestethic
pleasure, you should enclose your bracket characters with `{}'s.
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Superscript and subscript both in textmode with compressed indices
How can I afford both superscript and subscript in textmode, but with compressed incides?
I have found the following approach to frist of all get both superscript and subscript in textmode: ...
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How to do superscripts in referencing for LateX
The article is some kind of like this:
@article{schripsema2019similarity,
title={Similarity and differential NMR spectroscopy in metabolomics: application to the analysis of vegetable oils with 1 H ...
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Defining `\subsetcong` and `\subsetsim` via proper tilde over and under `\subset`
I'd like to define a new command \subsetcong that would typeset a tilde over \subseteq to make it look similar to how tilde is over = in \cong. And also, I'd like to define \subsetsim to mean a \...
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Unbold symbol in a bold environment or superscripts alignment
I named a vector in such form
\overline{\pmb{\Delta S_{2}^{\star}}^{n}}^{x} = (\cdots)^T
resulting in
but \star and n were not aligned. So I wrote n with \star,
\overline{\pmb{\Delta S_{2}^{\star\...
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Symbol $\perp$ with a shorter horizontal line to be used as a superscript
i was wondering whether there exists a predefined Latex symbol or command to write $\perp$ with a shorter horizontal line as shown in the image below which has been taken from an old research article ...
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Too much vertical space in Beamer’s bibliography with superscript ordinals and tiny fontsize
I am looking for a solution for the following problem:
I use BibLaTeX to print bibliography in a Beamer presentation. Some of the bibliography items contain ordinals in superscript (generated by \nth{...
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REVTeX citations not superscripting with prb class option
In lieu of a MWE, my WE is this REVTeX template and sample.
I would like to use the prb class option to get superscript citations. According to the template,
When the prb class option is used, the ...
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Vertical spacing of \circ used for degree within \frac [duplicate]
I noticed the different vertical spacing of \circ used for degree within \frac command.
MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\[ \frac{180^\circ}{180^\circ} \]
\end{document}
Output:
...
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Why is superscript not displaying correctly in lyx?
Why is it that whatever I type in the superscript turns into gibberish?
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Placement of nested sub- and superscript
When Typesetting some expressions containing sub-/superscripts as sub-/superscript, I observed that the placement of the nested sub-/superscript changes.
MWE
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
...
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What is the reason behind the extra vertical space between the superscript and the subscript in a grouping mode? [duplicate]
The distance between the superscript and the subscript for the character of parenthesis, for example, grows in group mode, while the equivalent behavior does not occur for the character of "x", for ...
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Why all parts are italic like the subscript?
Based on the added picture, I have written SK$_{i,GID}$ and expected that "SK" should no be italic but it did. How can I prevent "SK" to be italic? I want that just "i" from the subscript part be ...
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How do you deal with multiple superscripts while writing higher order partial derivatives?
I have a set of PDE's i am trying to type in, certain higher order terms in them already have a superscript.
I am using the physics package function \pdv[n]{}{} ,
this is the code I have written
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Numbers with degrees in tabular enviroment
Good time of the day.
When I compile code with 2^{25}, the Latex processor gives me following error:
Missing $ inserted. \end{align*} .
But when I write simply $2$ in second row, then there are no ...
