SpanMaxSize

SpanMaxSize

is an option for selections that specifies the maximum size of spanning characters such as parentheses and brackets.

Details

  • With the default setting SpanMaxSize->Automatic, the maximum size of each spanning character is set to an appropriate default value.
  • With the setting SpanMaxSize->k, the maximum size of each spanning character is k times the font size.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

By default, curly braces can only grow to approximately twice the regular line height as needed:

Use SpanMaxSize to ensure curly braces always fully span their contents:

Ensure that curly braces never grow at all:

Scope  (2)

Parentheses span indefinitely by default:

Limit spanning of parentheses to their smallest size:

Allow parentheses to grow up to twice the font size:

Brackets and braces are limited in their growth by default:

Allow infinite growth of brackets and braces:

Wolfram Research (1996), SpanMaxSize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpanMaxSize.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), SpanMaxSize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpanMaxSize.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "SpanMaxSize." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpanMaxSize.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). SpanMaxSize. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpanMaxSize.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_spanmaxsize, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SpanMaxSize}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpanMaxSize.html}", note=[Accessed: 25-July-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_spanmaxsize, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SpanMaxSize}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpanMaxSize.html}, note=[Accessed: 25-July-2025 ]}