Shifting a symbol vertically in Math mode

Question

I have a small nitpicking query

I have:

$S\sqsubset\mathbf{P}$

and noticed that the \sqsubset symbol is a bit too low (off centered) for my liking. Is it possible to shift it up slightly?

Note that \sqsubset is designed to be so low for the case that you have descenders as in the letter y. But I see why you want to raise it when there are no descenders as in S and P. — Hendrik Vogt, Jun 13 '12 at 14:51

score 37 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '12 at 18:30

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You can redefine \sqsubset to take an optional argument that would raise it:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsfonts}% http://ctan.org/pkg/amsfonts
\let\oldsqsubset\sqsubset
\renewcommand{\sqsubset}[1][0pt]{%
  \mathrel{\raisebox{#1}{$\oldsqsubset$}}%
}
\begin{document}
$S\sqsubset\mathbf{P} \quad S\sqsubset[5pt]\mathbf{P} \quad S\sqsubset[1pt]\mathbf{P}$
\end{document}

The updated \sqsubset is set as a binary relation \mathrel. Note that if you want to use square brackets after \sqsubset, you need to surround it with braces. The new usage is \sqsubset[<len>] where <len> is any recognized (La)TeX length.

answered Mar 06 '12 at 18:30

Werner

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@MobiusPizza: Note that you can also use a negative <len> to lower the symbol. – Werner Mar 07 '12 at 02:33
What if you want the symbol to be raised proportionally in subscripts and subsubscripts too? The \raisebox 'resets' to the normal size and I cannot figure out how to make it preserve the current size. – user21820 Feb 20 '20 at 08:21
Oh I found that we can save the current style, so that solves my question. – user21820 Feb 20 '20 at 13:31

Shifting a symbol vertically in Math mode

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