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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
SuperscriptBox
SuperscriptBox[x, y]
is the low-level box representation for 
in notebook expressions.
Details and Options
- SuperscriptBox is the low-level representation of Superscript. Except for low-level notebook expression manipulation, SuperscriptBox should not need to be used directly.
- Inside
SuperscriptBox[x, y] can be input as 
. - In a notebook a SuperscriptBox can be created using Ctrl+6 or Ctrl+^. Ctrl+Space moves out of the superscript.
- In StandardForm, SuperscriptBox[x, y] is interpreted on input as Power[x, y].
- The baseline of SuperscriptBox[x, y] is taken to be the baseline of x.
- SuperscriptBox[x, y] is usually output with y in a smaller font than x.
- In StandardForm, explicit SuperscriptBox objects are output literally. You can use DisplayForm to see the display form of such objects.
Examplesopen all
Basic Examples (4)
Display a letter with a superscript:
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Out[1]//DisplayForm= | |
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A SuperscriptBox form is typically interpreted as a power:
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| Out[1]= |  |
| In[2]:= |
Out[2]//FullForm= | |
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The standard formatting for Power expressions uses SuperscriptBox:
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Out[1]//FullForm= | |
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Display a typeset structure with a superscript on a superscript:
| In[1]:= |
Out[1]//DisplayForm= | |
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