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How to make indices (math mode super- and sub-script) uniform size?

I use Latex primarily to write tensor algebra, typically with a variety of latin and greek indices depending on the context. Normally this is fine, but I have noticed that occasionally some of the ...
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Space too small before word-starting subscripted symbol (LuaLaTeX only)

I use \textsuperscript at the beginning of words and I have noticed that, as seen on the picture below, the space between the previous word and the superscripted symbol, in case of shrinking, becomes ...
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How to show ORCID ID with a centered icon?

From How to add Orcid ID in LaTex article?, they suggest to display the ORCID icon with the following package: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{orcidlink} \begin{document} \orcidlink{https://orcid....
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Custom asterisk for amino acid names

I am writing a report where I would like to reduce the time taken to format amino acids and use for the rest of my PhD. I created a command that takes 2 arguments and one optional to format amino acid ...
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How to get table note labels to appear in normal but not superscript text using the threeparttable package?

I want the notes in my table to appear in normal text and one after the other without the classic line break. In the tablenotes environment I used the online and para options, but it didn't have the ...
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LuaLaTeX, with TeX Live 2022 and fourier-otf, fails to superscript en-dashes

After updating to TeX Live 2022, I am unable to produce superscript en-dashes, with fourier-otf. \textsuperscript{1--3}, simply produces superscript numerals, with a non-superscript, regular en-dash, ...
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Is there a way to make large symbols look better in superscripts and subscripts?

I want to include a summation in the exponent. The following code I use now produce a somewhat uncanny-looking result: \begin{align*} $x^{\displaystyle\sum_{i=0}^{k}}$ \\ $x_{\displaystyle\...
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Biblatex and chem-angew - add dots in abbreviations

my professor is a bit picky about my bibliography: He needs the abbreviation of every journal with dots. Additionally he'd like the numeric citation in superscript when it is mentioned in text. For ...
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Typesetting: Lining up footnote marker with cap or ascender line of the text (FN too high)

How can I line up the footnote marks with the cap or ascender line (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseline_(typography)) of a text? Usually LaTex would use superscripts, which appear to be placed ...
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Why does \mathchoice mess with my redefined superscript?

I redefined ^ to give different colors depending on whether it is a superscript, supersuperscript, etc using the following: \catcode`^\active \def^#1{% \mathchoice{% \sp{\color{red}#1}% ...
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How to create a custom font size like \tiny that horizontally squishes font?

The appearance of double sub/superscripts is extremely horizontally squished. For example, x^{2^{k^\alpha+1}} yields I would like to create a custom font that "squishes" the k^\alpha+1 ...
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Can superscripts only be used in $-delimited mathematical formulas? [duplicate]

A^{\dag} got error "Missing $ inserted" Is there a way to use superscripts not in mathematical formulas?
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\mathrel used in-line and in sub/superscript

I would like to define a \mathrel symbol composed of some text. For instance I would like to do something like \DeclareMathSymbol\myrel{\mathrel}{???}{rel} or perhaps another macro/custom symbol in ...
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is it good practice to have a text over a symbol which contains both super- and subscript?

My problem involves the Greek letter $\Psi$ which is a sum of two parts - a volumetric (vol) part and a deviatoric (part). I have to associate a superscript $h$ and optionally a subscript $a$ to $\psi$...
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Custom limit locations

How are big operators defined? Starting with something like the above, I want to place the lower limit in a displaymath-size symbol below it and the upper limit to the right side (essentially middle ...
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How to change the superscripted bibliographic citation number to a normal size number in specific cases?

I am using this journal template where all bibliographic citations are superscripted such as: This is true.4 With the corresponding script being: This is true.\cite{paper_4} However, I would like ...
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beamer how to control subscript vertical position

subscript and superscript position depend in the presence of both. How can I control only the position of subscript (or superscript) vertically without added both? I'm using Beamer, although the same ...
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biblatex autocite superscript is pushed out into the page margin

I am currently writing a tex document, for which I used the superscript autocite style like so: \documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[...
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How to add more then one superscript like this in journal paper?

I want to add a superscript like this in the image below but in my template, there is one option for superscript how can I add the other one.
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Lower the superscript of a hat variable

I have an inline math expression involving a superscript and a hat: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{lipsum} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amsthm} \setlength{\parindent}{0pt} \begin{document} \...
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\DeclareMathSizes changing font size of regular superscripted text

The font I'm using in Math Mode is displays a little to small for me when dealing with exponents. So, I'm using \DeclareMathSizes to change the superscript math font size, like this: \documentclass[...
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`\left` `\right` not working properly with `\mathchoice`

I try to define \norm which gives \left\|#1\right\| in display math, while \|#1\| in inline math. I then use \mathchoice to implement this, but the final command doesn't work properly: the position of ...
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Why does (my user-defined) command for superscript (inverse) fail next to a prime (quotation) symbol?

Minimum working example (I will refer to the lines based on the first letter A-E): \documentclass{article} \newcommand{\inv}{^{-1}} \begin{document} $A^{-1}$ $B\inv$ $C'^{-1}$ % $D'_1^{-1}$ % fails % $...
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biblatex-musuos: edition as superscript in front of year with crossref

I have a question related to this one: biblatex-verbose: edition as superscript in front of year I'm using biblatex-musuos and that solution works for it as well, but only for normal entries. Child ...
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Persistent subscript placement with ot without superscript

I have hit a problem regarding the consistency of subscripts, specifically while superscripting at the same element, i.e. $a^{b}_{m+1}$ It seems that the subscript doesn´t have the same placement if ...
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How to make a superscript number outside the hyperlink box?

This is a minimal working example (in XeLaTeX): \documentclass[12pt]{ctexart} \usepackage{circledsteps, hyperref} \usepackage{lipsum} \begin{document} This is \hyperlink{1}{the first link}. \lipsum[1]...
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double dot above r [duplicate]

I'd like to type the double dots above $r$ as in the last line of the snippet. How ?
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Parse subscript and superscript in command

I am using quite a lot of notation in my text. Thus, I decided to write some commands such as: \newcommand{\struct}[1]{\mathsf{#1}} The typical use is as follows: Let $(\struct{A}_n)$ be a sequence ...
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Minus sign not aligning with fraction

When I use subscripts and superscript with \frac the numerator and denominator looks very tight, \documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article} \usepackage{mathtools,amssymb} \begin{document} \[e^{-\frac{(x-\...
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Vertically align super and subscript in columns

I have a symbol that always has two upper and two lower indices, so think of it like two index columns. I'd like to have them aligned with each other. \newcommand{\cg}[5]{{\scriptstyle{#1}}^{#2 #4}_{#...
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(Luatex makes) newtx superscript number font different from text number

The newtx package somehow uses a font with noticeably greater weight for superscript (footnote) numbers. How can I force it to use the same one as in the text? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{...
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Can anything be done to add superscript letters to words, without messing up PDF Search functionality?

I am creating a PDF Bible for personal use; it includes both footnotes (which are superscripted numbers appended to the end of certain words), and margin cross-references (which are superscripted ...
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Matrix super script interferes with subscript

I'm using a simple $\boldsymbol{X}_{\tau(t)}^+\boldsymbol{X}_{\tau(t)}$ equation. However, the subscript of the left matrix gets "pushed" downwards because of the superscript. Is there a way ...
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A prime in parentheses

I would like the prime in $\mathfrak E ^{(')}$ to look like the normal prime in $\mathfrak E'$. Also I might like smaller parentheses around the prime.
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biblatex \cite as superscript brackets

I have a question according to my citation and the bibliography: How did it got printed in the text is: A[18] instead of A^[18] also A[18][20][19] results not in A^[18-20] with [18] J. Hua, X. Li, Y.-...
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Is there a way to prevent \mathchoice from resetting the bounds of its contents (with respect to superscript/subscript placement)?

I have a series of norm macros that I want to expand to \left\| ...\right\| in display math but remain as \| ... \| in inline math. Each norm has a subscript unique to the macro: \newcommand {\...
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i Needed to solve the problem plz help [closed]

\usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \begin{equation} RresT (u) = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{\RresT (u)= \Bigg\{ 1, \text{ if Pos. {Arcs_{v_{\xrightarrow[]{}}u \ (u)} > Neg.Arcs_{v_{...
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\textsuperscript does not work

I am writing my thesis using a template and have a problem with the function \textsuperscript. For whatever reason it is not working and instead it writes "germanb". I mean, if I write in ...
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Allow consecutive subscript

Apparently, LaTeX does not like x_a_b. This is an issue when I want to type \game{1}_Z as depending on the way \game is defined, it may finish with a subscript like Game_1. I tried to define \game ...
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Increase horizontal spacing of (all) superscripts

I am using a TrueType font with XeLaTeX and unicode-math, and I noticed that, because italic letters are very slanted, in math formulas superscripts are too close, sometimes they touch the letter. The ...
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How can I combine superscript, math symbols together? For instance, Trex1−/−

I was using this command to have my output "Trex1−/−", where -/- will be in a superscript and TREX emphasized/italic. My command is \emph{Trex1} $^${\num{-}}$/$ $^${\num{-}} I get error ...
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Conflict between subscript and superscript under summation

I would like the subscript of my sum to look better: $$ \sum_{d \mid p_j^{m_j}} f(d) $$ creates the output but i would like the exponent m_j to be further down and closer p_j.
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How to make this superscript position lower?

I have seen this symbol in a textbook. I tried \overline{\mathbb R}^+, but the plus sign position is higher than as in the picture. Could you elaborate on this issue?
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Centering sub/superscript of operator after scaling

I would like to make the sub-/supperscript smaller 10% and use package scalerel to do that. Everything is fine until I find out that the sub-/superscript in operators are also scaled but they are not ...
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Lowering superscript to match elements without tilde

Consider: \[ \mathrm{A}^{+}\tilde{\mathrm{A}}^{+} \] \[ \mathrm{Aa}^{+}\tilde{\mathrm{Aa}}^{+} \] Is there a simple way to lower the final plus-sign, so that it aligns with the first three? (This is ...
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How to italicize superscripts and subscripts in math mode?

I'm pretty new in LaTeX, but I was surprised when in math mode subscripts and superscripts weren't italic. How can I solve this issue? Here's my code: $(Z(\bm{\mathrm{s}}\textsubscript{1}), ..., Z(\bm{...
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Write punctuation after citation using superscript style with biblatex

I am using the superscript style in biblatex and it writes the citation number after the punctuation. How can I force to locate the punctuation (point or comma) before the citation number? Please see ...
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Different superscripts in a list

In a previous question from mine (see here) I asked about adding superscripts to numbered lists in order tho acknowledge authorship of some exercises. I accepted campa's suggestion of defining a new ...
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Adding a superscript to a numbered list

I've defined a theorem-like environment called ex for exercises for my students. Some of them are taken from other authors and I'd like to give them credit. In order to do that, I was thinking of ...
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Is it advisable to always include an empty group to avoid double superscript error for math accents?

This very helpful answer https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/582444/239563 describes a way to avoid a double superscript error by including an empty group: ${{}\dot{y}^a}^\top$ My question is: is there ...
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