superscript

superscript — A superscript (as in x^2, the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself).

Synopsis

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.

Parents [+]

This element occurs in 173 elements.

Children [+]

This element contains 16 elements.

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.

Last revised by Norman Walsh on 6 Jun 2011 (git hash: 6ffcc7640bbc5f852a318e452c9f210f03292cb9)