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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

SubsuperscriptBox

is the low-level box representation for

in notebook expressions.

SubsuperscriptBox is the low-level representation of Subsuperscript. Except for low-level notebook expression manipulation, SubsuperscriptBox should not need to be used directly.

To create a SubsuperscriptBox in a notebook, use either Ctrl+_ to begin a regular subscript or Ctrl+^ to begin a regular superscript. After typing the first script, use Ctrl+% to move to the opposite script position. Ctrl+Space moves out of the subscript or superscript position.

In StandardForm, SubsuperscriptBox is interpreted on input as Power[Subscript[x, y], z].

In StandardForm, explicit SubsuperscriptBox objects are output literally. You can use DisplayForm to see the display form of such objects.

Display a letter with a subscript and a superscript:

A SubsuperscriptBox form is typically interpreted as a power of a Subscript expression:

The standard formatting for a power of a Subscript expression uses SubsuperscriptBox:

The formatted result looks like this:

Display a letter with a subscript and a superscript:

Out[1]//DisplayForm=

A SubsuperscriptBox form is typically interpreted as a power of a Subscript expression:

Out[1]=

Out[2]//FullForm=

The standard formatting for a power of a Subscript expression uses SubsuperscriptBox:

Out[1]//FullForm=

The formatted result looks like this:

Out[2]=

Subsuperscript formatting uses SubsuperscriptBox, with interpretation information:

The interpretation is not obvious in the formatted result: