superscript
superscript — A superscript (as in x², the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself).
Synopsis
- Zero or more of:
- text
phrase
(db._phrase)replaceable
- Graphic inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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.
Parents
These elements contain superscript
: abbrev
, acronym
, attribution
, authorinitials
, bibliomisc
, bibliomixed
, bibliomset
, caption
(db.html.caption), citetitle
, command
, computeroutput
, edition
, email
, emphasis
, entry
, filename
, firstname
, givenname
, holder
, honorific
, issuenum
, jobtitle
, lineage
, lineannotation
, link
, literal
, literallayout
, option
, orgdiv
, orgname
, othername
, para
, personname
, phrase
(db._phrase), phrase
(db.phrase), programlisting
, publishername
, quote
, releaseinfo
, replaceable
, revnumber
, revremark
, subscript
, subtitle
, superscript
, surname
, systemitem
, td
, term
, th
, title
, titleabbrev
, trademark
, userinput
, volumenum
, year
.
Children
The following elements occur in superscript: text, inlinemediaobject
, phrase
(db._phrase), replaceable
, subscript
, superscript
.
See Also
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example superscript</title>
<para>The equation e<superscript>πi</superscript> + 1 = 0 ties together
five of the most important mathematical constants.
</para>
</article>