Jump to content

Subscript

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ettlz (talk | contribs) at 11:52, 1 February 2006. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A subscript is a number, figure or indicator, that appears below the normal line of type, when used in a formula, mathematical expression or description of a chemical compound. Probably the most famous example of a subscript is the number 2 in the formula for the molecule of water; H2O.

  • In HTML and Wiki syntax, subscript text is produced by putting it inside the tags <sub> and </sub>.
  • Unicode, defines subscript characters, such as ₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈₉₊₋₌₍₎.
  • In TeX's math mode (as used in MediaWiki), subscripts are typeset with the underscore _: $X_{ab}$ produces .


See also

Stub icon

This typography-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Subscript&oldid=37663318"