subscript
subscript — A subscript (as in H₂O, the molecular formula for water).
Synopsis
subscript ::= × ⏵
- Zero or more of:
- text
- Graphic inlines ⏵
- Indexing inlines ⏵
- Linking inlines ⏵
- Ubiquitous inlines ⏵
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
No additional attributes.
Description
A subscript identifies text that is to be
displayed as a subscript when rendered.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline. Subscripts are usually printed in a smaller font and shifted down with respect to the baseline.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- any attribute
Any attribute in any other explicit namespace
Parents
105 elements contain subscript. × ⏵
Children
27 elements occur in subscript. × ⏵
See Also
Related elements: equation, informalequation, inlineequation, superscript.
Examples
1 |<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>|<title>Example subscript</title>||<para>Thirsty? Have some H<subscript>2</subscript>O.5 |</para>||</article>
Thirsty? Have some H2O.