superscript
superscript — A superscript (as in x^2, the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself).
Synopsis
- Zero or more of:
- text
phrase
(db._phrase)replaceable
- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
alt
anchor
annotation
biblioref
indexterm
(db.indexterm.endofrange)indexterm
(db.indexterm.singular)indexterm
(db.indexterm.startofrange)inlinemediaobject
link
olink
remark
subscript
superscript
xref
Attributes
Description
A superscript
identifies text that is to be
displayed as a superscript when rendered.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline. Superscripts are usually printed in a smaller font and shifted up with respect to the baseline.
This element occurs in 173 elements.
This element contains 16 elements.
See Also
Examples
1 <article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> 2 <title>Example superscript</title> 4 <para>The equation e<superscript>πi</superscript> + 1 = 0 ties together five of the most important mathematical constants. 6 </para> 8 </article>
The equation eπi + 1 = 0 ties together five of the most important mathematical constants.