subscript

subscript — A subscript (as in H2 O, the molecular formula for water).

Synopsis

subscript ::= [-]

Description

A subscript identifies text that is to be displayed as a subscript when rendered.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. Subscripts are usually printed in a smaller font and shifted down with respect to the baseline.

Parents [+]

This element occurs in 179 elements.

Children [+]

This element contains 29 elements.

Examples

<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example subscript</title>

<para>Thirsty?  Have some H<subscript>2</subscript>O.
</para>

</article>

Thirsty? Have some H2O.

Last revised by Norman Walsh on 6 Jun 2011 (git hash: 6ffcc7640bbc5f852a318e452c9f210f03292cb9)