✖

Overscript[x,y]

is an object that formats as .

Details

In a notebook, an overscript can be created using or . moves out of the overscript position.
Input of the form in a notebook is interpreted as Overscript[x,y].
Overscript[x,y] formats as in StandardForm and TraditionalForm.
In InputForm, Overscript[x,y] formats literally as Overscript[x,y].
The baseline of Overscript[x,y] is taken to be the baseline of x.
Overscript[x,y] is usually output with y in a smaller font than x.

Examples

open allclose all

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

Command to generate an overscript:

In[1]:=1

✖

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bink0le-id3hy6

Out[1]=1

Type x y to directly input:

In[1]:=1

✖

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bink0le-dhdwr

Out[1]=1

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

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

In[1]:=1

✖

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bink0le-jsv3sq

Out[1]=1

Possible Issues (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

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

In[1]:=1

✖

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bink0le-fsdpyc

Out[1]=1

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

In[2]:=2

✖

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bink0le-dfondt

Out[2]=2

Top