SubsuperscriptBox
SubsuperscriptBox[x,y,z]
is the low‐level box representation for 
in notebook expressions.
Details and Options
- SubsuperscriptBox is the low-level representation of Subsuperscript. Except for low-level notebook expression manipulation, SubsuperscriptBox should not need to be used directly.
- SubsuperscriptBox[x,y,z] can be input as x∖_y∖%z when inside ∖(…∖).
- To create a SubsuperscriptBox in a notebook, use either
to begin a regular subscript or 
to begin a regular superscript. After typing the first script, use 
to move to the opposite script position. 
moves out of the subscript or superscript position. - The following options can be given:
-
BaseStyle {} the style to use MultilineFunction Automatic how to handle scripts so long that linebreaking may be necessary - In StandardForm, SubsuperscriptBox[x,y,z] is interpreted on input as Power[Subscript[x,y],z].
- The baseline of SubsuperscriptBox[x,y,z] is taken to be the baseline of x.
- SubsuperscriptBox[x,y,z] is usually output with y and z in a smaller font than x.
- In StandardForm, explicit SubsuperscriptBox objects are output literally. You can use RawBoxes to see the boxes in typeset form.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Display a letter with a subscript and a superscript:
SubsuperscriptBox["x", "0", "n"]//DisplayFormA SubsuperscriptBox form is typically interpreted as a power of a Subscript expression:
ToExpression[SubsuperscriptBox["x", "0", "n"], StandardForm]%//FullFormThe standard formatting for a power of a Subscript expression uses SubsuperscriptBox:
ToBoxes[Subscript[x, 0] ^ n, StandardForm]//FullFormThe formatted result looks like this:
Subscript[x, 0] ^ nProperties & Relations (1)
Subsuperscript formatting uses a TemplateBox to achieve its formatting:
ToBoxes[Subsuperscript[x, 0, n], StandardForm]The TemplateBox uses SubsuperscriptBox in its DisplayFunction:
CurrentValue[{StyleDefinitions, "Subsuperscript"}]The interpretation is not obvious in the formatted result:
{Subsuperscript[x, 0, n], Subscript[x, 0] ^ n}Related Links
NKS|OnlineText
Wolfram Research (1996), SubsuperscriptBox, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubsuperscriptBox.html (updated 2007).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "SubsuperscriptBox." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubsuperscriptBox.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). SubsuperscriptBox. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubsuperscriptBox.html