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Left and right subscript

How can I make a superscript on the upper left hand corner of a letter?

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You can use the standard ^ operator; if you require better control, the leftidx package can be an option:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{leftidx}

\begin{document}

$ ^{i}A \qquad\leftidx{_1^2}{\left(\frac{1}{b}\right)}{_3^4}$

\end{document}

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Gonzalo Medina
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  • sadly, there's more space between the prescripts and the kernel and the following scripts. i don't know whether this is a function of the leftidx package or something else, but it would be good to look into and "correct". – barbara beeton Apr 16 '12 at 14:47
  • @barbarabeeton: you're right. I'll take a look to the implementation of \leftidx. – Gonzalo Medina Apr 16 '12 at 18:13
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    If ^{i} is preceded by something else, say, e.g., the operator +, you can use {} to denote that the superscript is not associated with it: + {}^{i}A – dionyziz Jan 27 '19 at 18:19
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I use the following macro in my documents. I think that I had copied it from c.t.t. and the mathtools package also provides a version of this macro.

\def\presuper#1#2%
  {\mathop{}%
   \mathopen{\vphantom{#2}}^{#1}%
   \kern-\scriptspace%
   #2}
Aditya
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