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Questions tagged [subscripts]

{subscripts} are smaller characters appearing set slightly below the normal line.

are numbers, figures, symbols, or indicators that appear smaller than the normal line of type and are set slightly below (at or below the baseline). Subscripts are perhaps best known for their use in formulas, mathematical expressions, and descriptions of chemical compounds or isotopes, but have many other uses as well.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. How can you get a subscript in text mode?
  2. How can you get a subscript to the left of a symbol?
  3. How can you align limits of different operators?
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How to typeset subscript in usual text mode?

It's easy to make subscripts in math mode: $a_i$. How do I make a subscript outside math environment, likethis?
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Double Subscript for Subsequences

What's the best way to write subsequences? $x_n_i$ gives an error, while $x_{n_{i}}$ works, but it just looks like $x_{ni}$ (the i isn't lowered enough below the n)...
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non-kludgey left subscripts

I was taught to make a left subscript as a right subscript to {}. For example, I would use f: {}_RA \rightarrow {}_RB to typeset this: If you instead use f: _RA \rightarrow _RB the left subscripts end up in the wrong place (because LaTeX thinks…
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Problem with the subscripts of adjacent sums

I have a problem with the subscript under the sum, \sum_{i \in X} \sum_{i \in \bar{X}} for example gives the subscript at different heights for each sum. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Has \textsubscript become a standard LaTeX command?

TeX Live comes with a helpful fragment package, subscript, the copyright notice of which runs as follows: % Copyright 1999 Robin Fairbairns % % this fragment is distributed under the conditions of the LaTeX % Project Public Licence -- see lppl.txt…
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Underbrace and Subscripts

How do I place a underbrace in a subscript? I_{2,(\underbrace{3,3,3,3,3}_5)} does not typeset correctly (the 3's are not subscript sized)
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How to have a common height of subscripts when some got superscripts too?

I am writing a script and got a formula with inverses, and I noticed that the subscripts have a different heigth. This is the minimal working example: \documentclass{scrbook} \begin{document} \[ \underline{h_1 h_1^{} h_1^{-1}} \] \end{document}…
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A subscript that is closer to the tip of the nabla symbol

With the command \nabla_x f(x, y), I have I think this is not aesthetic. Is there a way to get the subscript closer to the tip of nabla symbol? Something looks like Thank you so much for your elaboration!
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Merge double subscripts in macro with second subscript passed as argument

I would like to make a function \des{a}{b} that produces the following result: \des{Q}{1} > Q_1 \des{Q_c}{1} > Q_{c,1} I have tried to adapt the code in this answer but I could not figure out how to put my second argument after the comma in the…
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Subscript for Norms are too high

I'm defining \norm by \|#\|. However, when I type \norm{x}_{M}, the M comes out at exactly the same height as if one typed x_M. The problem is really noticeable with upper-case subscripts. Is there a way to modify the \norm definition so that the…
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Why does this throw an error for double subscripting?

{\mathbf{\hat{\Sigma}_{\mathrm{hom}}}}_{jj}^{1/2} So I thought if you enclosed the term with parentheses, you can do a double subscript, but this throws a double subscript error, and I'm not sure why. My guess is that the hat command is interfering…
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Put subscript underneath instead of in the bottomright corner

I wonder if there is a way to create an equation like that where the "subscript" is placed underneath instead of in the bottom right corner. I also want the "subscript" to be center aligned with the number above.
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starred version of \DeclareMathOperator not working

I am using Kile as my LaTeX editor. I have defined a star for DeclareMathOperator but it does show the behavior of \limits, the subscript appears only in the sides rather than below. But using maptop works \item$\mathop{\inf}\limits_x$. The starred…
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Formula problem

I am using https://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php And added my latex as follows: \begin{equation} SSIM(x,y)=\frac{{\left ( 2 \mu_x\mu_y+ C_1 \right )+ \left (2 \sigma _x_y+C_2\right)}}…
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Subscript on $\rangle$

I am trying to get the subscript on $\rangle$ just right: To me $\rangle_G$ puts the G too high, and things as $\rangle_{_G}$ or even $\rangle_{\substack{\\G}}$ do not get it right. Is there any easy way to solve this?
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