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SubscriptBox

is the low-level box representation for

in notebook expressions.

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

In a notebook, a SubscriptBox can be created using Ctrl+_ or Ctrl+-. Ctrl+Space moves out of the subscript position.

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

Display a letter with a subscript:

A SubscriptBox form is typically interpreted as a Subscript expression:

The standard formatting for Subscript uses SubscriptBox:

The formatted result looks like this:

Display a letter with a subscript:

Out[1]//DisplayForm=

A SubscriptBox form is typically interpreted as a Subscript expression:

Out[1]=

Out[2]//FullForm=

The standard formatting for Subscript uses SubscriptBox:

Out[1]//FullForm=

The formatted result looks like this:

Out[2]=