superscript
superscript — A superscript (as in x2 , the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself).
Synopsis
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable
- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
abbrev
acronym
alt
anchor
annotation
biblioref
coref
date
emphasis
(db._emphasis)firstterm
(db._firstterm)footnote
footnoteref
foreignphrase
(db._foreignphrase)glossterm
(db._glossterm)indexterm
(db.indexterm.endofrange)indexterm
(db.indexterm.singular)indexterm
(db.indexterm.startofrange)inlinemediaobject
link
olink
phrase
(db._phrase)quote
(db._quote)remark
subscript
superscript
trademark
wordasword
xref
Attributes
Description
A superscript
identifies text that is to be
displayed as a superscript when rendered.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline. Superscripts are usually printed in a smaller font and shifted up with respect to the baseline.
This element occurs in 179 elements.
This element contains 29 elements.
See Also
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example superscript</title> <para>The equation e<superscript>πi</superscript> + 1 = 0 ties together five of the most important mathematical constants. </para> </article>
The equation eπi + 1 = 0 ties together five of the most important mathematical constants.