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Overscript[x,y]

is an object that formats as .

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)Summary of the most common use cases

Command to generate an overscript:

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Type x y to directly input:

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Properties & Relations  (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

OverBar, OverHat, OverVector and OverDot are special cases of Overscript:

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Possible Issues  (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

Passing an operator as a string does not allow spanning behavior:

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Use RawBoxes to pass the raw version of the operator, which allows it to span if possible:

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

Text

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

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

CMS

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

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

APA

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

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

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_overscript, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Overscript}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_overscript, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Overscript}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_overscript, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Overscript}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_overscript, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Overscript}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}